Mortuary Figurine
C402
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Mingqi |
Object Number | C402 |
Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
Provenience | China |
Period | Tang Dynasty |
Date Made | 8th Century CE |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay |
Technique | Fired | Glazed |
Iconography | Minister? |
Description | Grave figurine of an official. This sancai glazed statue would originally have been part of a much larger set in a tomb. One of a set of three (C401, C402, C403). |
Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1922 |
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