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title: Tortoise & Snake Mural, Goguryeo Tomb
author: ddol-mang
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5762/tortoise--snake-mural-goguryeo-tomb/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tortoise & Snake Mural, Goguryeo Tomb
_Authored by ddol-mang_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5762.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/)-painting depicting a tortoise and snake (symbolising North) from the Great [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) at Kangso near [Pyongyang](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pyongyang/). [Goguryeo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Goguryeo/) kingdom, early 7th century CE.
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