According to Dr. Chen Fang-mei, a specialist in Shang-period bronzes at National Taiwan University's Institute of Art History, one can tell just from the large size of the bronze statue that the Sanxingdui culture was quite sophisticated.
專門研究商代銅器的台灣大學藝術史研究所副教授陳芳妹說，單以三星堆銅人的「大」，便可揣度出該文明的層次很高。