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Metal and Stone Vestiges
Religion, Magic and Protection in the Art of Ancient Tibet

Image 6b

This red ochre raptor was probably painted in the Buddhist period. The extended wings and splayed tail of the pictograph seem to mark it as a bird of prey however, the straight beak and slender form of the wings might actually distinguish it as a duck or goose.

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