Figure of a standing woman

China

7th–8th century

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Figure of a standing woman
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: 7th–8th century
Culture: China
Medium: Eartheware with polychrome glaze (Sancai ware)
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Tomb Pottery
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.221.5
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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