Ivory Beaker (Cup or Vessel) inlaid with Turquoise from the tomb of the Shang Dynasty queen Fu Hao Ivory Beaker (Cup or Vessel) inlaid with Turquoise from the tomb of the Shang Dynasty queen Fu Hao, ca. 1200 BCE, Height: 30.5 cm, Museum of Chinese History, Beijing China's Bronze Age began soon after 2000 B.C. The Shang dynasty (ca. 1600-1050 B.C.) had not only bronze technology, but also writin..
