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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.381
Title
Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Male Foreigner with a Falcon Perched atop His Wrist
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/205203

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
Dimensions
33 x 10.1 cm (13 x 4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.185.381
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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