3,000 year old gold mask found in China, becomes material for viral memes
WEIBO/SANXINGDUI MUSEUM
Kathmandu, March 24. A 3,000 year-old gold mask was discovered in Sichuan province in China. The mask later become a popular meme material in social media.
The mask was one of 500 Bronze-Age relics found at the Sanxingdui archaeological site. But the mask has also garnered quite an amount of attention on social media. It has become a popular meme material in the local social site Weibo.
The hashtag “Sanxingdui gold mask photo editing competition” is popular on the site and has been viewed over 4 million times.
Officials from Sanxingdui were also surprised at the edits of the gold mask on social media and launched a promotional video praising how the artefact had gone viral.
In addition to the gold mask, archaeologists have found bronze pieces as well as artefacts made from ivory, jade and silk.
Look at the viral meme pictures below:
Photos from Weibo
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