Haniwa figure of a long-necked bird

Details

• Title

  Haniwa figure of a long-necked bird

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  Kofun Period (AD 300 - 550)

• Material and technique

  earthenware

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment › haniwa;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  45 x 38 x 12 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund and the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 2001.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.3

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