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Molded Appliqué Ornament

ca. 2nd–5th century
Not on view
This appliqué of a floret and streamers issuing from an ornamental disk comes from the distinctive unglazed earthenware vessels found at the village of Yotkan, near the present-day oasis town of Khotan, in what is now China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Yotkan is the site of the ancient capital of the kingdom of Khotan, a major Buddhist center in its time and an important relay station on the southern branch of the overland Silk Road.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Molded Appliqué Ornament
  • Date: ca. 2nd–5th century
  • Culture: West China
  • Medium: Khotanese earthenware
  • Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.32.55
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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