![]() “A holy tree was cast on the chest of the animal, showing people in Sanxingdui worshipped the holy tree or treated it as a god. It’s the only one at the whole site,” Zhao Hao, a Peking University archaeologist in charge of pit #8 was quoted by state broadcaster CGTN as saying. “… this one is very large in size, with height and width both measuring about one meter (3.3 feet). It reflected a "different state of mind the ancient Shu people had at that time”, posits one of the archaeologists. The animal’s body has the engraving of a sacred tree engraved on its chest, and a horn on its head. The figurine is wearing a long gown, and the entire representation and depiction may be that the person on top is riding or controlling the beast. The mythical beast is shown with a large mouth, slender waist, four hoofs, and a human figurine standing on the head.
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