BRONZES OF HSIN-CHENG HSIEN—BISHOP 463 
world. The other, very much scarcer, is thinner and finer in texture 
and of a light reddish buff color ; it, too, bears cord impressions. What 
proportion, if any, was wheel-made it will require further study to 
decide, but some at least of the pieces seem to have been made by the 
coiling process, while the more irregular shapes were certainly 
molded by hand. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that there were 
no traces of any glazed ware, nor have I hitherto, in a somewhat 
superficial inspection of the fragments in my possession, come across 
any signs of either painted or slip decoration. The impression I 
get so far, indeed, is that the pottery occurring in connection with 
this interment is far from representing the highest skill of the 
potter of that period, but is composed of archaic types which have 
been retained for funerary uses through the influence of religious 
conservatism. 
Among the bones which I found are those of the horse, ox, dog, 
sheep (or goat), pig, and a large bird which seems to be either a 
bustard or a goose. For these identifications I am indebted to Dr. 
Walter Granger, of the American Museum of Natural History, and 
to Dr. Paul H. Stevenson, of the Peking Union Medical College. I 
personally found in the trench no human bones; but some of those 
brought to me by the workmen may have come originally from it. 
These, as well as the mandible which I secured on my first visit, 
I was glad to be able to submit to Dr. Chi Li for intensive study and 
comparison with the human material secured by him and Doctor 
Ting, and I await his completed report with deep interest. 
I was particularly anxious to see whether I could find any horse 
bones; for among the bronzes shown me at Chéng Chow I had 
noticed three snafile bits of the ordinary bronze age type and also 
the metal fittings and decorations of a chariot. So I was especially 
glad when certain bones which I had found turned out to be those 
of a rather small horse. I was also shown some horse teeth, and 
though these I was not allowed to keep, as they were thought to be 
dragon’s teeth, I took some photographs of them which show beyond 
dispute their equine nature. It seems probable, therefore, that this 
interment was a regular bronze age chariot burial, with chariot and 
horses and all, exactly such as has been discovered in so many parts 
of the western world. One can not help regretting that the remains 
of the chariot could not have been scientifically excavated; for em- 
bedded in the earth as they were, and with even part of the wood- 
work preserved, through the chemical action of the bronzes with 
which it was in contact, it should have been possible to secure a 
practically perfect reproduction of the ancient Chinese chariot, as 
well, perhaps, as a knowledge of the uses of some of the bronze 
fittings that now so puzzle us. 
