Chinese cultural relic authorities on Thursday revealed some new discoveries from the mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan province, including a gold mask, a huge bronze mask, bronze statues and ivory carvings.

9月9日，中国文物部门公布了神秘的四川三星堆遗址的一些新发现，其中包括一个金面具、一个巨大的青铜面具、青铜雕像和象牙雕刻。

A complete gold mask 37.2 centimeters wide, 16.5 centimeters high and about 100 grams in weight was unearthed from No.3 Pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins, the local cultural relic authority announced on Thursday.

The golden mask shares a similar size and the same facial features as one of the bronze heads unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins.

Among the newly unearthed bronze statues, one standing figure is being jokingly called the ancient "ancestor" of the popular Japanese superhero "Ultraman" by many Chinese netizens due to the pointed crown on its head and his large pair of protruding eyes.

Another bronze relic that has struck the fancy of Chinese netizens is one with a special hairstyle that curls back into an exaggerated form shaped like tiles.

Many Chinese netizens commented that the hairdo reminded them of the crown-shaped hat worn by Zhuge Liang, a Chinese statesman and military strategist that lived during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280).

These three bronze figures are a unique find among Sanxingdui items in terms of their shape and decorative pattern, and they provide further material for studying the bronze casting technology of the Shu people as well as their art, religious beliefs, social system and cultural exchanges with surrounding areas.

这三尊铜像的造型和纹饰在三星堆文物中独树一帜，为研究蜀人的青铜铸造技术和蜀人的艺术、宗教信仰、社会制度以及他们与周边地区的文化交流提供了更多资料，一位考古学家说。