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The Zoomorphic Arts of Ancient Central Eurasia

The volume focuses on the zoomorphic art and design systems of ancient China and Central Asia. It offers a glimpse into convergent and shifting concepts of zoomorphism across political and cultural boundaries, and places special emphasis on nomadic cultural spheres. The papers explore the role of an...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Subjects:
animal art
human–animal relations
migration
ecological perspective
Xianbei
Northern Wei
Northeast Asia
Chu culture
zhenmushou
regionalism
funerary sculpture
lacquer
hybrid animals
material culture
Eastern Zhou
Early China
China
Hexi Corridor
tombs
Buddhist caves
cave temples
Wei-Jin
Dingjiazha
Silk Roads
Dunhuang
Jiuquan
Siberia
animal style
nomadic art
Peter the Great
Saka
Scythian
archaeological science
Iron Age
hare
Han mortuary art
Eastern Han tomb reliefs
animals in mortuary art
zoomorphic art
Saka nomadic tradition
horse and weaponry gear
etched carnelian beads
Iron Age agropastoral settlements
world-systems analysis
Pazyryk Culture
Animal Style
Eurasia
Scytho-Siberian
deer/horse imagery
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art
Online Access:ONIX_20230405_9783036568249_218
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