Gold Seal of the King of the Dian Kingdom, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24). Unearthed in Jinning district, Kunming, Yunnan Province. Collection of the National Museum of China. The seal is believed to have been granted by the Emperor Wu of Han to the...

Bronze Buckle Ornament Inlaid with Malachite, Dian Kingdom, South West China, 2nd-1st century B.C.E. Bronze and malachite, D. 16.2 cm. © Miho Museum. These two circular ornaments have excavated counterparts among the burial goods belonging to the local...

A Gold Arm Guard, Western Han, Dian Kingdom, China (207BC-AD25). Photo courtesy Susan Ollemans Height: 7.5cm. Price on request The Dian Kingdom spread from the Kunming plain of Yunnan in the Warring States Period and continued until the Emperor Wudi of...