The image is a close-up of a wooden plaque with a quote written on it. The quote reads, "Writings on the stone with heroic spirit. Characters are an important tool: transmitting social information and one of the mark of the development of human civilization. Early in a few thousand years ago, Neolithic Age, symbolic marks were invented on the northern grassland of China, it was the rudiment of writing. During the nearly 3000 years that followed, the northern grassroots nations got more prosperous and stronger, prosperity, social needs for script was growing strongly. Since the years 1,500 years ago. The northern grasslands have created Turkic script, Khitan script, Jurchen script, Tangut (Dangxiang) script, Mongolian script reflecting the wise thinking of civilized ruling of the Northern Grassland people and calligraphy art." The plaque appears to be made of wood and has a smooth finish.