Form of a bird outlined in barely suggested rust-red pigment on rough white rock

Rock Painting of a Bird

Location
Che Do, Lake Namtso, Tibet

Date
Protohistoric or Early Historic period (ca. 600–1000 CE)

Material
red ocher, rock

Dimensions
length 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

Photo Credit
photo by John V. Bellezza

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