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Avenue of Stone Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Pekin [sic] (Front)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the Sacred Way at the Ming Imperial Tombs, looking toward one of the buildings in the complex. The broad pathway is lined with large stone statues of various animals, including elephants and camels. A man can be seen standing next to one of the elephant statues, while another is on horseback in the middle of the pathway.

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  • Title: Avenue of Stone Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Pekin [sic] (Front)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1860s–1870s
  • Location Created: Peking, China; Beijing, China
  • Physical Dimensions: 21 × 27 cm (8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XA.614.18
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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