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Chinese polo rider

Concerning the supposed polo stick in the hand of figure 27:

We have several representations of polo-riders and polo-sticks from Tang China. Here an example from the tomb of prince Li Xian, posthumous crown prince Zhanghuai (at Qian Xian, AD 706/711):

[Image after Tang Li Xian mu bihua (Murals in the tomb of Li Hsien of the Tang dynasty). Beijing 1974, pl. 17]

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