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These are part of a set of nine agate belt plaques with decoration of musicians. From modern-day China, Tang Dynasty, 618-906 CE. (The British Museum, London).
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 12). Tang Dynasty Agate Belt Plaques. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9514/tang-dynasty-agate-belt-plaques/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tang Dynasty Agate Belt Plaques." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9514/tang-dynasty-agate-belt-plaques/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tang Dynasty Agate Belt Plaques." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Dec 2018. Web. 03 Oct 2024.
