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Mounted older man, with club at his side, profile toward the left; beneath the horse's neck, a horsetail or oxtail is hanging as a sign of the man's dignified status
Title: Mounted older man, with club at his side, profile toward the left; beneath the horse's neck, a horsetail or oxtail is hanging as a sign of the man's dignified status
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