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Chinese. The Great Wall, near Beijing, China.Begun late third century BCE.
Length approx. 4,100 miles, average height 25'.
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Map: China, 1000-200 BCE.
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Chinese. Ritual disc (bi) with dragon and phoenix motif. Eastern Zhou dynasty. Warring States period, fourth–third century BCE.
Diameter: 6-1/4"
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Chinese. Inscribed oracle bone. Shang period, ca. 1765-1122 BCE.
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Chinese. Diagram: Ancient and modern Chinese characters.
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Chinese. Yin-yang Symbol (drawing).
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Chinese. Five-eared ding with dragon pattern. ca. 1200 BCE.Height: 48". Diameter at mouth: 32-1/4".
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Chinese. Ivory goblet inlaid with turquoise. From Tomb 5, Xiaotun Locus North, at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province. ca. 1200 BCE.
Height: 8".
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Chinese. Set of 65 bronze bells, from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, Suixian, Hubei. 433 BCE.
Frame height: 9'. Frame length: 25'.
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Attributed to Gu Kaizhi. Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies. Detail. Six dynasties period, 344-464 CE.
9-3/4" x 11' 6".
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Chinese. Flying Horse Poised on One Leg on a Swallow, from the tomb of Governor-General Zhang at Wuwei, Gansu. Late Han dynasty, second
century CE.13-1/2" × 17-3/4".
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Chinese. Closer Look: Soldiers and horses, from the pits near the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, Lintong, Shaanxi province, China. Qin dynasty,
ca. 210 BCE.Lifesize
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Chinese. Closer Look: An infantryman poised for hand-to-hand combat, from the burial mound of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, Lintong, Shaanxi
province, China. Qin dynasty, ca. 210 BCE.Height: 70".
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Chinese. Closer Look: A kneeling archer, from the burial mound of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, Lintong, Shaanxi province, China. Qin dynasty,
ca. 210 BCE.Height: 48".
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Chinese. Model of a House.Eastern Han dynasty (25-200 CE), 1st century CE.
52" × 33-1/2" × 27".
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Chinese. Painted banner from the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Dai, Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan. Han dynasty, ca. 160 BCE.
6' 8-1/2".
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India ca. 1500 BCE.
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Indus Valley civilization. Large water tank, possibly a public or ritual bathing area, from Mohenjo-Daro, Indus valley civilization.
ca. 2600–1900 BCE.
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Indus Valley civilization. Torso of a “priest-king” from Mohenjo-Daro.ca. 2000–1900 BCE.
Height: 6-7/8".
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Indus Valley civilization. Seal depicting a horned animal.ca. 2500-1900 BCE.
Approx. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2".
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Hindu. The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini). Bangladesh or India. Pala period, twelfth century.
Height: 5-5/16".
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Buddhist. The Great Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India, view of the West Gateway. Founded third century BCE, enlarged ca. 150–50 BCE.
Height: 50'. Diameter: 105'.
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Buddhist. Elevation of the Great Stupa (line drawing). Founded third century BCE, enlarged ca. 150–50 BCE.
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Buddhist. Plan of the Great Stupa (line drawing). Founded third century BCE, enlarged ca. 150–50 BCE.
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Buddhist. Column capital on the East Gate of the Great Stupa, Sanchi. Founded third century BCE, enlarged ca. 150–50 BCE.
Height of gate: 32'.
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Buddhist. Lion capital, Ashokan pillar at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India. Maurya period, ca. 250 BCE.
Height: 7'.
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Continuity & Change: The Silk Road: The Arg-é Bam (“Bam Citadel”), Iran.
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Continuity & Change: The Silk Road: Map, The Silk Road, the trading route between the east and west and between southeast Asia and China.
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