Xianbei Zoomorphic Plaques: Art, Migration, and Human-Environment Entanglement

This paper adopts an ecological perspective to investigate the visual and material remains associated with the Xianbei people, a nomadic group active in Northeast Asia from the turn of the common era to the early medieval period. Through the study of metal plaques bearing animal motifs and the envir...

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Main Author: Fan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/11/6/129