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Ornamental Plaque
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Not on view
Depicted here is a lively scene of riders and various animals, including a dragon. It bears an astonishing affinity to ornaments found at Tillya Tepe, in northern Afghanistan, attesting to China’s overland trade with distant lands.
#214. Plaque ornament
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