1957.107: Large Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Bactrian Camel
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1957.107
- Title
- Large Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Bactrian Camel
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- funerary sculpture
- Date
- first half 8th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Tang dynasty, 618-907
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203632
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with clear and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes, and with traces of cold-painted pigments in localized areas
- Dimensions
- H. 83.3 x L. 58.4 cm (32 13/16 x 23 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Ex-collection: Edwin Mills
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
- Accession Year
- 1957
- Object Number
- 1957.107
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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