2003.181.1: One of Two Standing, Armor-Clad Archers, Each Wearing Boots, a Scaled 'Liangdang' Breastplate, a Pointed, Vertically Fluted Helmet, and an Arrow-Filled Quiver, and Each with His Right Hand Positioned at His Chest, Left Hand at His Side
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2003.181.1
- Title
- One of Two Standing, Armor-Clad Archers, Each Wearing Boots, a Scaled 'Liangdang' Breastplate, a Pointed, Vertically Fluted Helmet, and an Arrow-Filled Quiver, and Each with His Right Hand Positioned at His Chest, Left Hand at His Side
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- funerary sculpture
- Date
- first third 6th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Northern Wei, 386-534
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/141460
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Molded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 6.5 x 7 cm (9 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon
- Accession Year
- 2003
- Object Number
- 2003.181.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Virginia Bower, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, exh. cat., ed. Robert D. Mowry, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., 2002), pp. 85-86, cat. no. 12
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