Bulletin, Issue 57"Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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In the mid - second century B.C. , Ch'ao Ts'o , a Chinese official , noted that “ In climbing up and down mountains , and crossing ravines and mountain torrents , the horses of China cannot compare with those of the Hsiung - nu .
In the mid - second century B.C. , Ch'ao Ts'o , a Chinese official , noted that “ In climbing up and down mountains , and crossing ravines and mountain torrents , the horses of China cannot compare with those of the Hsiung - nu .
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Figure 13 Feline attacking masked horse . ( The antlers terminating in griffon heads have been broken off . ) Bronze , said to be from Mongolia or South Siberia . Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Figure 14 Bear and tiger attacking a ...
Figure 13 Feline attacking masked horse . ( The antlers terminating in griffon heads have been broken off . ) Bronze , said to be from Mongolia or South Siberia . Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Figure 14 Bear and tiger attacking a ...
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Figure 16 Twisted horse with antlers which turn into bird heads . Silvered bronze , said to be from Mongolia . Metropolitan Museum of Art . Figure 17 Wolf - horse with branched crest , the ends of which are griffon heads .
Figure 16 Twisted horse with antlers which turn into bird heads . Silvered bronze , said to be from Mongolia . Metropolitan Museum of Art . Figure 17 Wolf - horse with branched crest , the ends of which are griffon heads .
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