Bulletin, Issues 55-57The Museum, 1983 - China |
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... tiger . The eagle is also puzzling : is it contesting the right of the tiger to this sacrifice , or does it seek to wrest the victim from both the tiger and the wolf ? A somewhat similar grouping of animals is found on another plaque ...
... tiger . The eagle is also puzzling : is it contesting the right of the tiger to this sacrifice , or does it seek to wrest the victim from both the tiger and the wolf ? A somewhat similar grouping of animals is found on another plaque ...
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... tiger ( Pl . 36 ) . Whether this connection was merely whimsical or a serious attempt to suggest either a highly stylized animal attack ( tiger on wild goat ) or tigers in a landscape setting , is not possible to say . An inversion of ...
... tiger ( Pl . 36 ) . Whether this connection was merely whimsical or a serious attempt to suggest either a highly stylized animal attack ( tiger on wild goat ) or tigers in a landscape setting , is not possible to say . An inversion of ...
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... tiger / wolf plaque ( Pls . 17 , 15 ) .67 ) Whether on the tattooed man or on the caprisoned horses from Pazaryk , horned and antlered animals are arranged in such a manner that their horns or antlers indicate the direction of an ...
... tiger / wolf plaque ( Pls . 17 , 15 ) .67 ) Whether on the tattooed man or on the caprisoned horses from Pazaryk , horned and antlered animals are arranged in such a manner that their horns or antlers indicate the direction of an ...
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