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DESCRIPTION:
EPITAPH

ITEM No.: SM-1003

MATERIAL:  STONE

DIMENSIONS:
23" x 16.5" x 2"

AGE IN YEARS (APPX):
500

DYNASTY: MING

ORIGIN: TIANSHUI

PRICE: $3,500

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Dynasties of Asia offers this unique stone epitaph that was engraved in 1523 CE (Ming Dynasty). 

Made of gray stone, a common material to create grave markers during the Ming and Q'ing Dynasties.  The translation of this epitaph tells of a king (a person of nobility...not an actual title) who was born in the year 1485 and died in 1515 CE in Tianshui County, located in Gansu Province. 

 It explains his life of having done good deeds in the community where he lived. 
 
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