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Silk edging depicted in the Tomb of Xu Xianxiu, 571 AD, compared with a silk piece in @metmuseum 2008.79
The #museum dates the silk to 7th - 8th C #CentralAsia but in reality it may be older, but without C14 dating it’s impossible to know.
https://t.co/2UqwCj9mN4
#Kyzyl, Cave 205. King Tottika with his wife Svayamprabhā, accompanied by two monks.
#SilkRoad
https://t.co/2UqwCj9mN4
This is my favourite #rhyton, partly because it's an #elephant 🐘 and partly because of its story.
Low-res photo as it's the only photo that exists
https://t.co/2UqwCj9mN4