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This photo taken on June 22, 2024, shows a jade figurine of a dancer from the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC–25 AD). /CFP
This photo taken on June 22, 2024, shows a female marble bust from 2nd century AD. /CFP
This photo taken on June 22, 2024, shows a dancing terracotta figurine from the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC–25 AD). /CFP
"She Walks in Beauty: Women of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire" was unveiled on June 15 at the Hunan Museum in Changsha. The exhibition brings together more than 200 artifacts, including bronze, pottery, glass and jade, from 19 museums across Italy and China.
A delicate garment worn by a Chinese noblewoman some 2,200 years ago is on display at Changsha's Hunan Museum on June 22, 2024. /CFP
The objects delve into the family, social and emotional lives of women from 2,000 years ago in both the East and the West. Among them is a gauze gown weighing a mere 48 grams. Described as "thin as a cicada wing" and "light as smoke," the garment has never before been on public display.
This photo taken on June 22, 2024, shows a statue of a crouching girl from the Roman Empire. /CFP
The exhibition, which celebrates the timeless beauty and grace of women of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire, runs until October 7.