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![[Brass or golden guard, standing, with right hand on hilt of sword, with dragons on right and left, at a Buddhist temple in China]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvYnJhc3Mtb3ItZ29sZGVuLWd1YXJkLXN0YW5kaW5nLXdpdGgtcmlnaHQtaGFuZC1vbi1oaWx0LW9mLXN3b3JkLXdpdGgtZHJhZ29ucy03ZjM4NzQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/457/jpg "[Brass or golden guard, standing, with right hand on hilt of sword, with dragons on right and left, at a Buddhist temple in China]")
![[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, standing on a lotus, facing slightly left, holding a staff, with a green halo behind his head]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvcmVsaWdpb3VzLWZpZ3VyZS1wb3NzaWJseS1idWRkaGEtc3RhbmRpbmctb24tYS1sb3R1cy1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC1ob2xkaW5nLTJkNTdmNC02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, standing on a lotus, facing slightly left, holding a staff, with a green halo behind his head]")
![[Large bronze bell with external clapper in belfry among trees at Buddhist temple, with monks on the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvbGFyZ2UtYnJvbnplLWJlbGwtd2l0aC1leHRlcm5hbC1jbGFwcGVyLWluLWJlbGZyeS1hbW9uZy10cmVlcy1hdC1idWRkaGlzdC10ZW1wbGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Large bronze bell with external clapper in belfry among trees at Buddhist temple, with monks on the left]")
![[General Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with left hand at waist, on sword, wearing military uniform]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvZ2VuZXJhbC1yb2JlcnQtZS1sZWUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXdpdGgtbGVmdC1oYW5kLWFmZGJkYS02NDAuanBn/40/64/webp "[General Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with left hand at waist, on sword, wearing military uniform]")
![[General Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with left hand at waist, on sword, wearing military uniform]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvZ2VuZXJhbC1yb2JlcnQtZS1sZWUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXdpdGgtbGVmdC1oYW5kLTlhNTAwZC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[General Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with left hand at waist, on sword, wearing military uniform]")
![[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd2Fycmlvci1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13aXRoLWJvdy1hcnJvd3MtYW5kLXN3b3JkLWI4N2M2MS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]")
![[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly left, holding a loop of prayer beads]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvcmVsaWdpb3VzLWZpZ3VyZS1wcm9iYWJseS1hLW1vbmstc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LWhvbGRpbmctYS1sb29wLWE4NTAzYy02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly left, holding a loop of prayer beads]")
