Flying Horse of Gansu
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The Flying Horse of Gansu, also known as the Bronze Running Horse or the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow, is a Chinese bronze sculpture from circa the 2nd century CE. Discovered in 1969 n
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Detail of the foot and swallow (replica)
A copy of the sculpture is located on the front square of Lanzhou railway station.
Flying Horse of Gansu replica in Lexington Kentucky USA
Gansu Provincial Museum
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The Gansu Provincial Museum is a museum in Lanzhou, China. Its collections include over 350,000 artefacts, in two main sections: history and natural science. Since its foundation, the museum has held
Flying Horse of Gansu
…is a Chinese bronze sculpture from circa the 2nd century CE. Discovered in 1969 near the city of Wuwei, in the province of Gansu, it is now in the Gansu Provincial Museum. "Perfectly balanced," says one authority, "on the one hoof which rests without pressure on a flying swallow, it is a remarkable example of three-dimensional…
The newly refurbished exhibition building