Today is Valentine's Day, let's celebrate love with this Eastern Wei Dynasty (534-550) twin-snake brick. Carved with two adorable snakes facing each other, with their bodies intertwined in an eternal embrace, this brick relief seems to symbolize companionship and unwavering devotion.
Housed at Henan Museum, it is a reminder on this special day that true love weaves souls together, never to part.
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