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Vol. 59 / No. 3
By: Adam Smith and Qin Zhongpei
Marking the Spirit Road: Funerary Stone Sculpture in China
The two winged lions that confront each other across the span of the Rotunda are the oldest and most massive […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Adam Smith
Shining a Spotlight on a Sixth-Century Bronze Maitreya
Throughout Spring 2022, Penn Museum visitors will see updates to the light-filled Asia Galleries on the Upper Level, particularly in […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Virginia R. Herrmann and Adam Smith
The Alphabet: A Remarkable Journey from Sinai to Beijing
The alphabet*—it’s a seemingly simple invention with a deeper history and longer journey than many people realize. The ancestor of […]
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