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  2. Chinese jade - Wikipedia

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    Oracle bone script for ็Ž‰ "jade".. The Chinese word yรน ็Ž‰ "jade; gems of all kinds; (of women) beautiful; (courteous) your" has semantically broader meanings than English jade "any of various hard greenish gems used in jewelry and artistic carvings, including jadeite and nephrite; a green color of medium hue; made of jade; green like jade".

  3. Angels in art - Wikipedia

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    Normally given wings in art, angels are usually intended, in both Christian and Islamic art, to be beautiful, though several depictions go for more awe-inspiring or frightening attributes, notably in the depiction of the living creatures (which have bestial characteristics), ophanim (which are wheels) and cherubim (which have mosaic features ...

  4. Ark of the Covenant - Wikipedia

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    Theirs was the responsibility to care for "the most holy things" in the tabernacle. When the camp, then wandering the Wilderness, set out the Kohathites would enter the tabernacle with Aaron and cover the ark with the screening curtain and "then they shall put on it a covering of fine leather, and spread over that a cloth all of blue, and shall ...

  5. Wings discography - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... The discography of the British-American rock band Wings, also known as Paul McCartney and Wings, ...

  6. Coat of arms of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The path that connects the lower edge of the scroll, through the lines of the tusks, with the horizon above and the sun rising at the top, forms the shape of the cosmic egg from which the secretary bird rises. In the symbolic sense, this is the implied rebirth of the spirit of the great and heroic nation of South Africa.

  7. Birds in Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Decorative back of bronze mirror, with birds, from the Belitung shipwreck. Birds in Chinese mythology and legend are of numerous types and very important in this regard. Some of them are obviously based on real birds, other ones obviously not, and some in-between. The crane is an example of a real type of bird with mythological enhancements.

  8. List of birds of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bhutan.The avifauna of Bhutan include a total of 760 species, of which one has been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.

  9. Badges of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Parachutist Insignia, also known as "lead sleds" or "lead wings", is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of the Basic Airborne Course at the Army Airborne School. The silver Basic Parachutist Insignia is issued for completion of basic parachutist training, five qualifying jumps.