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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-024. Antlered, quadrupede, swirling long (?) dragon decorated with the flame formations. |
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| Yellow-grey sand-stone, polychrome paint | Painted low relief (Ceiling, painted decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen (r. 471-499 AD), 471-494 AD | Yungang Shiku (Hill of Clouds Grot-toes) Cave Complex, Datong, Shanxi, North China |
Cave 11 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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