"BEIJING (AP) - Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20,000 years old, making them the oldest known pottery in the world, archaeologists say."
New Jersey Herald - Pottery 20,000 years old found in a Chinese cave
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Four actors
A group of four actors
Tang Dinasty, first half of the 8th century AD
Museo Arte Orientale, Torino
Il funzionario militare
Funzionario militare
Dinastia Tang, VIII secolo D.C.
Terracotta rossa, ingobbio bianco, pigmenti e oro
Military official
Tang Dinasty 8th centry A.D.
Red earthenware with white engobe, pigments and gold
Museo Arte Orientale, Torino
Dinastia Tang, VIII secolo D.C.
Terracotta rossa, ingobbio bianco, pigmenti e oro
Military official
Tang Dinasty 8th centry A.D.
Red earthenware with white engobe, pigments and gold
Museo Arte Orientale, Torino
Monday, 18 April 2011
Neolithic China
One of the finest collection of neolithic artifacts outside of China is at MAO, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Via San Domenico 11, Torino. Here a movie showing some potteries. Here a movie showing the neolithic pottery (Firefox, Chrome)
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Horse and dog - China
An animal sits on a pad behind the saddle.
Hunters can have a dog or a cheetah with them.
Hunters can have a dog or a cheetah with them.
Tang Dinasty
China
Museo Arte Orientale, Torino
More on mounted hunters: Sport in the Golden Age of China, Lingyu Xie, Palmer Higgs Pty Ltd, Dec 3, 2013
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