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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.53.97
Title
Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Court Attendant Wearing Official's Headgear (One of Two)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, 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/204324

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
Dimensions
H. 28.3 x W. 7 x D. 4 cm (11 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.53.97
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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