Bryn Hammond's Reviews > Empires Beyond the Great Wall

You need that cover big-scale. It's a gilt-bronze grave mask from the steppe society of the Qidan (known as the Liao). Better than Tutankhamen.

Aside from the pictures, the text in this book is high-standard. I learnt things about the culture of the Qidan, in particular, who left us much material through their unique burial practices. And that mask is an outstanding work of art: serene and beautiful.