Searched about that "relief" and here is what I found :
http://www.miho.or.jp/booth/html/artcon/00000432.htm
"Said to have come from a tomb in northern China, these panels and gateposts originally stood on a rectangular coffin platform, now missing."
"3 These couches were created to support the remains of the deceased, and show a strong resemblance to Chinese domestic furniture, particularly to the formal sitting couch (chuang or kang) and the canopied bed (chazuchuang).4
During the fifth through seventh centuries burial practices in north and northwest China included the use of such couches as part of tomb furnishings. Tombs were often multichambered, recreating living quarters, and the funerary couch was placed in the back burial chamber, corresponding to the bedroom of the deceased. The two gateposts at the front of the couch refer to separate architectural forms, each with its own function. One is the chueh, a pair of high towers that mark the entrance to the burial site, the other, the towered entrance to a Chinese house."
Seems like that art looks pretty Chinese. Also the only resemblance to the Madara rider is that there is a horseman. On the other hand the Bulgar relief and Persian relief horses are almost in the same stance and both are made after a victory over a certain nation.
Please answer to the Brahmi - Bulgar rune similarities. Are they visible to Turks from Turkey/Russia/Germany or it's just my imagination?
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