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Jade : a study in Chinese archaeology and religion (1912)

Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago : Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 318

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214 FieLtp Museum or NaturaAL History — ANTH., VOL. X.. pattern could have been devised under the Han, as tea was not yet cultivated. The ring in Fig. 115 is interesting in showing a coiled ING LUA, … hydra with projecting fangs and long sharp claws, which is an unusual representation; ‘“‘it is a genuine Han work,” remark the editors. The

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