Haniwa figure of a warrior

Details

• Title

  Haniwa figure of a warrior

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  6th century AD (AD 501 - 600)

• Material and technique

  earthenware

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment › haniwa

• Dimensions

  70 x 37 x 21 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1995.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1996.16

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