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  2. Shigandang - Wikipedia

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    Shigandang: tablet, erected at the entrance of a lane, etc., to drive away misfortune or evil spirits. An Ishigantō in Okinawa , Japan Shigandang ( simplified Chinese : 石敢当 ; traditional Chinese : 石敢當 ; pinyin : shí gǎn dāng ; Wade–Giles : shih-kan-tang ; Japanese: 石敢當 , romanized: ishigantō ) is an ornamental stone ...

  3. Galle Trilingual Inscription - Wikipedia

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    The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a stone tablet with an inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil and Persian, located in Galle, Sri Lanka.Dated 15 February 1409, it was installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He in Galle during his grand voyages.

  4. Tablets of Stone - Wikipedia

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    According to the Talmud, each tablet was square, six tefachim (approximately 50 centimeters, or 20 inches) wide and high, and more a thicker block than a tablet, at three tefachim (25 centimeters, 10 inches) thick, [8] [9] though they tend to be shown larger in art. (Other Rabbinic sources say they were rectangular rather than square, six ...

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  6. Bixi - Wikipedia

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    Stone sculptures of Bixi have been used in Chinese culture for centuries as a decorative plinth for commemorative steles and tablets, [1] particularly in the funerary complexes of its later emperors and to commemorate important events, such as an imperial visit or the anniversary of a World War II victory.

  7. Stele - Wikipedia

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    Chinese steles are generally rectangular stone tablets upon which Chinese characters are carved intaglio with a funerary, commemorative, or edifying text. They can commemorate talented writers and officials, inscribe poems, portraits, or maps, and frequently contain the calligraphy of famous historical figures. [ 20 ]

  8. Mosaic - Wikipedia

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    The mosaic displays a variety of motifs including sea-creatures, birds, terrestrial beasts, fruits, flowers, trees and abstracts – designed to depict a terrestrial paradise of God's creation. Superimposed on this scheme are two large tablets, tabulae ansatae, carrying inscriptions.

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