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Benvenuti in queste pagine dedicate a scienza, storia ed arte. Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, Torino

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Horse and dog - Tang Dinasty - China


An animal sits on a pad behind the saddle.
Hunters can have a dog or a cheetah with them.

 

China
Museo Arte Orientale, Torino

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