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Mortuary Figurine

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Object Number:C403
Current Location: Asia Galleries
Currently On Display
Culture:Chinese
Buddhist
Provenience: China
Period: Tang Dynasty
Date Made: 8th Century CE
Early Date: 700
Late Date: 799
Section:Asian
Materials:Ceramic
Clay
Technique:Fired
Glazed
Iconography:Civilian
Minister?
Credit Line:Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1922

Description

Grave figurine of an official. Statue would originally have been part of a much larger set in a tomb. One of a set of three (C401, C402, C403). Glazed. Thick lips and pin through hat.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

China Gallery (22 Feb 2017) View Objects in Exhibition
Chinese Rotunda (1968 - 22 Feb 2017) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Article] 1924. "Chinese Sculpture Recently Acquired". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XV. no. 4. pg. 258-287 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 276, plate XIIIView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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