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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-050. Head and torso of the aquatic composite monster makara, sporting a modest, tightly coiled proboscis, undulating whiskers, prominent fangs, flaming facial gills or fins, and squamous (scaly), muscular forelegs. |
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| Marble | Sculpture (Chi head water spout, carved deco-ration, in situ) |
Imperial workshops |
Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1735-1796 AD), 1771 AD |
Qianlong Gong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity), Inner (Back/North) Court, Zijin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City) & Gugong Bowuyuan (Former Palace Museum), Huang Cheng (Imperial City), Beijing, North China |
Uncertain internal structure |
| 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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