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Shaanxi History Museum
The Shaanxi History Museum is a museum located in Xi'an, China, housing over 300,000 items (murals, paintings, pottery, coins; bronze, gold, and silver objects).
Among these are:
- The Deer Pattern Eaves Tile from the Qin Dynasty,
- The Kneeling Archer, a 120cm tall figure unearthed in 1977 from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb
- The Four Footed Li, a Shang Dynasty bronze cooking utensil,
- Playing Polo, a Tang Dynasty mural of people playing polo in China,
- The Empress's Seal, a jade seal from the Western Han Dynasty, excavated near the tomb of Emperor Gao Zu, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty - one of the most important imperial seals ever found in China.
Address: No.91, East XiaoZhai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, CHINA. Tel: +86 (0)29 85254727, +86 (0)29 85255624, +86 (0)29 85219422
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