東漢 鎏金銅龍頭飾, Handle in the Form of a Dragon's Head, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), 1st–2nd century, China, Gilt bronze with traces of red pigment, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Metalwork, The dragon in China is an auspicious emblem of nature’s creative forces. Visualized as a composite creature, this sleek example, with its elongated neck, flared nostrils, and gaping mouth, may have been inspired by the “heavenly” horses thought to dwell in Central Asia
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東漢 鎏金銅龍頭飾, Handle, Form, Dragon, Head, Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220, 1st–2nd century, China, Gilt bronze, traces, red pigment, H, 2 1/2, 6.4 cm, W, 2, 5.1, L, 5 3/4, 14.6, Metalwork, dragon, auspicious emblem, nature, creative, forces, Visualized, composite creature, sleek example, elongated neck, flared nostrils, gaping mouth, inspired, heavenly, horses, thought, dwell, Central Asia
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