Nearly 200 cultural objects relating to the rooster from the Chinese zodiac were exhibited at Nanjing Museum on Jan. 7, China News reported.

The objects included jade articles, porcelain, bronze wares, embroidery, paper cuttings, stamps and enamel pieces. Among these, eggs from the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century-771 B.C.) drew special attention. The petrified eggs were unexpectedly unearthed in a Western Zhou Dynasty tomb in Jiangsu province, and are the oldest of all the objects exhibited.