Ships of the Silk Road : the Bactrian camel in Chinese jade /

For hundreds of years the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. This bizarre-looking, temperamental yet hardy creature here came into its own as the core goods vehicle, resolutely and reliably transporting to China, over huge and unforgiving distances, fine thin...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Forsyth, Angus (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Philip Wilson Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:	Jade art objects > China. Camels in art. Silk Road > History.