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Source Description
The two-humped Bactrian camel is native to central Asia and was domesticated around 2500 BC. Camels were the primary mode of transport along the trade routes connecting the ancient civilizations of North Africa, the Near East, South Asia, and East Asia. Bactrian camels followed China's "Silk Route." After Alexander the Great's conquest of western and central Asia around 400 BC, these trade routes flourished. The camels that traveled along the routes uniting the Eastern and Western worlds became symbolic of these crucial links.
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Document identity
localId
24250
label
Camel
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
24250
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Camel
description
The two-humped Bactrian camel is native to central Asia and was domesticated around 2500 BC. Camels were the primary mode of transport along the trade routes connecting the ancient civilizations of North Africa, the Near East, South Asia, and East Asia. Bactrian camels followed China's "Silk Route." After Alexander the Great's conquest of western and central Asia around 400 BC, these trade routes flourished. The camels that traveled along the routes uniting the Eastern and Western worlds became symbolic of these crucial links.
provenance
Robert and Dorothy Ballentine, Parkville, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.
date
6th-7th century (T'ang dynasty)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35
height
12.6
depth
31.5
dimensionsRaw
13 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 12 3/8 in. (35 x 12.6 x 31.5 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Tang [T'ang] Dynasty
med
earthenware, white slip
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
61930aab3f18e630