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This rare example depicts a dragon in a walking posture. It captures the movement, in spite of the partial loss of the animal’s feet. Comparable examples in the Luoyang Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi History Museum, and Xi’an City Museum were reportedly found locally.
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唐 鎏金青銅走龍
Title: Dragon
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: 7th century
Culture: China
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Th. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1930
Object Number: 30.37.2
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