Figure
7th century (made)
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Figure of a standing lady, buff-white earthenware covered overall with a pale greenish straw-coloured lead glaze. The figure wears typical long flowing robes, open at the neck and with a shawl around the shoulders. The hands are clasped demurely in front. The facial features give a hint of a smiling expression and the hair is bound in the manner of a flat turban with the peak on the figure's right side.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware with traces of pigment |
| Brief description | Figure of a lady, glazed earthenware with traces of pigment, tomb figure, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century |
| Physical description | Figure of a standing lady, buff-white earthenware covered overall with a pale greenish straw-coloured lead glaze. The figure wears typical long flowing robes, open at the neck and with a shawl around the shoulders. The hands are clasped demurely in front. The facial features give a hint of a smiling expression and the hair is bound in the manner of a flat turban with the peak on the figure's right side. |
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| Credit line | Mrs B. Z. Seligman Bequest |
| Object history | cf. a similar figure in the Museum collections, C.144-1910 |
| Production | Label, 1994 |
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| Accession number | FE.159 to B-1974 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2009 |
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