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~ Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays.
Date: 700's
Place of origin: China
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Medium: Bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer.
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~ Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays.
Date: 700's
Place of origin: China
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Medium: Bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer.
The men and horses all wear chain mail armor [metal armor/mail]. its workmanship is extremely fine. it envelops them completely, leaving openings only for the two eyes. thus, strong bows and sharp swords cannot injure them" 7 ... 7 TT, 190:1023a. The description continues "When they do battle, they must dismount and array themselves in ranks. When one dies, another takes his place. To the end, they are not willing to retreat. Their lances [spears] are longer and thinner than those in China. Their archery is weak but their armor is strong. The men always use swords; when they are not at war they still go about carrying swords." this description appears to reflect that in the T'ang liu tien, which was completed in 739 [.EC.]; for further references and discussion of the Iranian predecessors of this type of armor and their Chinese development, see Demievillé, 1952;373-376
The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
Christopher I. Beckwith
Pg. 110
~ Gold Goblet and Cover (?).
Date: 700's
Culture: Avar or Byzantine
Medium: Gold
Meanwhile, the Sino-Tibetan war over northeastern Tibet continued to escalate. At the end of 740, the Tibetans sent an envoy to Ch'ang-an " to report mourning for the Princess" of Chin-Ch'eng, who had died earlier in the year. They took this opportunity to also request peace, but Hsüan-tsung refused. He was so hostile that he even delayed the official court mourning period for his relative the princess for several months until the spring of 741.
The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
Christopher I. Beckwith
Pg.127
Although its not surprising that the ruler of Kabul, a Buddhist kingdom, would give a Buddhist statue to al-Mamun [ the seventh Abbasid caliph, 786-833], it is rather unexpected to hear him called a "king of Tibet." clearly distinguish, however, between "a king from among the kings of Tibet" and " the qaghan of Tibet," Who was considered to have the imperial dignity.
The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
Christopher I. Beckwith
Pg.161-162
Pictish Woman, c. 790
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