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Ornament in the Form of a Reclining Tiger China, 4th–3rd century B.C., Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.) Bronze, H. 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm); L. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm) Originally a handle or lid ornament on a very large vessel, this tiger demonstrates a vivid naturalism that reflects the influence of “animal style” art created by the nomadic cultures of the northern steppes. Source: Met Museum
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| ©Bryan Doty (Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, US) The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a rolling landscape of badlands located south of Farmington, in San Juan County, New Mexico (US), where time and natural elements have have etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations made of interbedded sandstone, shale, mudstone, coal, and silt. The weathering of the sandstone forms hoodoos - weathered rock in the form of pinnacles, spires, cap rocks, and other unusual forms. Translated from the
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