Argus in China

Zoals in het vorige bericht aangegeven stonden er een paar
gebouwen rond de grafkelder die je er kunt bezoeken,
de grafkelder van Princess Yongtai.
De zijderoute of ‘silk road’ komt uitgebreid aan de orde.

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China, Shaanxi Province, Qianling Museum, Painted pottery – horse riding figurines of musicians, Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Unearthed in the tomb of Prince Yide.

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Qianling Museum, Tri-color glazed pottery – Horse riding figurine, Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), unearthed in the tomb of Prince Yide.

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Qianling Museum, Painted pottery – standing noble figurine, Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Collection of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology.

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Qianling Museum, Painted pottery – standing female figurine, Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Collection of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology.


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De ‘Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen’ die in bovenstaande tekst wordt genoemd is een bezoek aan Wikipedia meer dan waard. Deze opa van de ‘Rode Baron’ (beroemde WOI vliegenier) is de man die de term ‘Zijderoute’ voor het eerst heeft gemunt!


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Qianling Museum, Figurine three-color glazed ceramic human (Sancai), excavated in 1972 in the tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai, Tang Dynasty (618 – 709).


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Tri-color glazed pottery – warrior figurine, Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), unearthed from the tomb of Prince Zhanghuai, Collection Qianling Museum.