The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe is a medieval artifact, made from wood which is covered in thin sheets of gold, from the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe, which is located in modern-day South Africa.

2019年4月4日 · The golden rhinoceros was recovered in 1934 from a royal grave at the site of Mapungubwe in northern South Africa close to the border of Zimbabwe. Its creation in the 13th century is a reflection of the wealth of the state of Mapungubwe, southern Africa’s earliest known kingdom. The Lydenburg Head.

Gold smelting was done at most of the settlements, and when Mapungubwe was 'discovered' by white hunters in 1932, countless golden artefacts, among them the now-famous golden rhino, were found. The Order of Mapungubwe, depicted by the golden rhino, is South Africa's highest leadership award.

2016年9月19日 · The golden rhinoceros was recovered in 1934 from a royal grave at the site of Mapungubwe in northern South Africa close to the border of Zimbabwe. Its creation in the 13th century is a reflection of the wealth of the state of Mapungubwe, southern …

2016年9月16日 · The golden rhinoceros was recovered in 1934 from a royal grave at the site of Mapungubwe in northern South Africa close to the border of Zimbabwe.

2001年10月1日 · Mapungubwe is the earliest known site in southern Africa where the leaders were spatially separated from their followers, reflecting the evolution of a class-based society. The discovery of gold in stone ruins north of the Limpopo River in the 1890s attracted prospectors and treasure hunters to the Limpopo River valley.

2015年12月28日 · The above golden rhino is the best known remnant of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, the first major urban centre in southern African history, which went into decline around the 1300s. Since the end of apartheid regime in 1994, the stunning object — just 15 cm long and more than 700 years old — has become a defining symbol of precolonial ...

2020年9月22日 · The five species of rhino are black, white, greater one-horned, the Sumatra and Javan rhinos – today the University of Pretoria Museums add a sixth species: the Mapungubwe gold rhino. This gold rhino is the only artwork of its kind in the world, one of the oldest and most renowned from the Mapungubwe Collection dating to CE 1250- CE 1290.

2018年10月10日 · He looks at ruined cities found in the mangrove, exquisite pieces of art, rare artifacts like the golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, ancient maps, and accounts left by geographers and travelers—remarkable discoveries that shed critical light on political and architectural achievements, trade, religious beliefs, diplomatic episodes, and ...

2016年9月20日 · It may be small enough to sit in the palm of your hand, but even now – nearly 800 years after it was lost to sight in what is now South Africa – the Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe has powerful...