Excavated in the 1970s in Hubei province and dated circa 400 BCE, this sculpture depicts a crane with antlers. Apparently it was common for animal sculptures to be placed outside tombs to guard the spirits within. Those are all the details I have, so any discussion about why somebody would want a crane with antlers to protect her immortal soul will have to remain in the realm of the hypothetical.
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Realism not required
Excavated in the 1970s in Hubei province and dated circa 400 BCE, this sculpture depicts a crane with antlers. Apparently it was common for animal sculptures to be placed outside tombs to guard the spirits within. Those are all the details I have, so any discussion about why somebody would want a crane with antlers to protect her immortal soul will have to remain in the realm of the hypothetical.
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