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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.215
Title
Tomb Figurine in the Form of an Auspicious Aquatic Creature in the Form of a Human-Headed Fish
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
late 7th cent. - 8th cent.
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146570

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
Dimensions
12 x 28 x 10 cm (4 3/4 x 11 x 3 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.215
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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), p. 132, cat. no. 48

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