China: Painting of a bodhisattva holding a glass bowl, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, 8th-9th century

Dunhuang was an important oasis on the eastern section of the Silk Road. While silk travelled west from China to Europe and the Middle East, fine glass products such as this faceted glass bowl travelled east, from Syria and Europe, to China.

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