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Cart with Ox and Farmer, 1st century, Overall length: 69cm, Bronze, China, 1st century, Cast nearly two-thousand years ago, this bronze oxcart would have been placed in an upper-class tomb to serve as an auspicious emblem of plentiful harvests through all eternity. For centuries, the Chinese have associated agriculture and the noble work of farmers with peace and prosperity. A tomb object like this would have ensured prosperity for the afterlife.

Cart with Ox and Farmer, 1st century, Overall length: 69cm, Bronze, China, 1st century, Cast nearly two-thousand years ago, this bronze oxcart would have been placed in an upper-class tomb to serve as an auspicious emblem of plentiful harvests through all eternity. For centuries, the Chinese have associated agriculture and the noble work of farmers with peace and prosperity. A tomb object like this would have ensured prosperity for the afterlife.
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Cart with Ox and Farmer, 1st century, Overall length: 69cm, Bronze, China, 1st century, Cast nearly two-thousand years ago, this bronze oxcart would have been placed in an upper-class tomb to serve as an auspicious emblem of plentiful harvests through all eternity. For centuries, the Chinese have associated agriculture and the noble work of farmers with peace and prosperity. A tomb object like this would have ensured prosperity for the afterlife.
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6700 x 5005 px | 95.9 MB
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56.7 x 42.4 cm | 22.3 x 16.7 in (300 dpi)
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