Greenware burial figure of man playing a harp

Details

• Title

  Greenware burial figure of man playing a harp

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Yue kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 3rd century AD

• Material and technique

  stoneware, probably hand modelled, with green glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware

• Technique index

  formed › modelled;

  glazed

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment

• Dimensions

  14.3 x 8.6 x 9.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.967

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