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Standard weight w. inscription dated 221 BCE, iron. (Qin) |
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Tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) at Lintong, Shaanxi. Detail of pit containing pottery army. Late 3rd c. BCE. (Qin) |
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Pottery charioteer from tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) at Lintong, Shaanxi. (Qin) |
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Pottery general from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin) |
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Pottery man and horse from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin) |
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Bronze chariot and horses from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin) |
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Horse trampling a man, stone, at tomb of Huo Qubing, Xingping, Shaanxi. 2nd c. BCE. Ht. 188 cm. (W. Han) |
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Rhinoceros, bronze (formerly inlaid), 2nd c. BCE, excavated at Xingping, Shaanxi. (W. Han) |
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"Flying" horse, bronze (lost-wax), 2nd c. CE, excavated from a tomb at Wuwei, Gansu, L. 45 cm. (E. Han) |
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Lady holding a lamp, gilt-bronze (cast by lost wax method), 2nd c. BCE, excavated from tomb of princess Dou Wan at Mancheng, Hebei. (W. Han) |
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Incense burner, bronze with gold inlay (cast by lost wax method), 2nd c. BCE, excavated from tomb of prince Liu Sheng, at Mancheng, Hebei. (W. Han) |
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Burial suit of princess Dou Wan, jade, 2nd c. BCE, excavated from her tomb at Mancheng, Hebei. (W. Han) |
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Multi-story house (mingqi), pottery with painted details, 2nd c. CE. H: 48 in. Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City. (E. Han) |
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Funerary banner, painted in ink and color on silk, 2nd c. BCE, excavated from tomb of Marquise of Dai at Mawangdui, Hunan. (W. Han) |
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Detail of banner from tomb of Marquise of Dai: scene of sacrifice. (W. Han) |
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Tomb lintel, painted hollow-clay tiles, 1st C. BCE. Detail of officials. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (W. Han) |
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Scenes in 3 registers. Middle: Jing Ke attempts to assassinate the King of Qin, rubbing of incised stone slab at Wu Family Shrine, Jiaxiang, Shandong. (E. Han) |
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Scene of hunting & fishing, rubbing of a molded clay tile, 2nd c. CE, from Sichuan. (E. Han) |
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Basket with filial paragons, painted with lacquer, 2nd c. CE, made in Sichuan, but excavated at Lelang (Naknang, North Korea). (E. Han) |
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Basket with filial paragons, 2nd c. CE, made in Sichuan, but excavated at Lelang (Naknang, North Korea). Detail of paragons. (E. Han) |