An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby’s, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars.

The 15th century Chinese artefact was bought at a yard sale in Connecticut and could fetch up to US$500,000 when it is auctioned ... Experts said it was painted for the court of Emperor Yongle, ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The ...

The ruler in question was Emperor Wu of China's Northern Zhou dynasty, whose reign lasted from A.D. 560 to A.D. 578. The facial reconstruction of Emperor Wu, who was ethnically Xianbei.

A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor Wu was the ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 578 CE.

Chinese scientists have reconstructed the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains - and it's not what you might expect ...

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Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor. Cell Press. Journal Current Biology DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.059 ...