Belt Plaque in the Shape of a Crouching Horse, 臥馬紋銀帶飾, 3rd–1st century B.C., North China, Silver, H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); L. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Metalwork, Intriguing metal artifacts such as this silver plaque and scattered references in Chinese and Western histories are our only sources of information about the numerous pastoral, seminomadic, and horse-riding tribes that inhabited the vast reaches of Central Asia traversed by the Silk Road
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Belt Plaque, Shape, Crouching Horse, 臥馬紋銀帶飾, 3rd–1st century B.C, North China, Silver, H, 3 3/16, 8.1 cm, L, 5 11/16, 14.5, Metalwork, Intriguing metal, artifacts, silver plaque, scattered references, Chinese, Western histories, our, sources, information, numerous pastoral, seminomadic, horse-riding tribes, inhabited, vast reaches, Central Asia, traversed, Silk Road
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