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What did the world look like 3,000 years ago?

Travel 18:54, 26-Oct-2026

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A bronze face from Sanxingdui and a stone royal figure from Egypt offer two distinct visions of the human form. /CGTN

Gold catches the light in a Sanxingdui mask and an ancient Egyptian royal mask. /CGTN

Small bronze figures and monumental Egyptian carvings bring different scales of ancient craftsmanship into view. /CGTN

Figurative patterns in bronze and floral details in gold reward a closer look at the makers' skill. /CGTN

Imagine stepping back more than 3,000 years. In ancient Shu, craftspeople were casting striking bronze figures and shaping gold. During broadly comparable eras, far away along the Nile, Egyptian artisans were carving royal images and creating treasures of their own. Long before the internet and modern transport, people in distant regions were giving form to their beliefs and ideas of beauty. Which world would you explore first?