What did the bronze acupuncture model from about 860 CE show?

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Moxibustion — traditional Chinese medicine In moxibustion, or moxa treatment, small cones of an herb (typically *Artemisia moxa*) are burned on top of needles placed in designated points of the body, generally the same points as those used in acupuncture.

The bronze acupuncture model from approximately 860 CE displayed the hundreds of specified points on the human body designated for the insertion of acupuncture needles. This artifact served as an early forerunner to the numerous models and diagrams that were developed in later periods to guide the practice of acupuncture.1