Epitaph with Cover for Master Xu

China

dated 689

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

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Title: Epitaph with Cover for Master Xu
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: dated 689
Culture: China
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall (a): H. 22 13/16 in. (58 cm); W. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); D. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Overall (b, cover): H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm); W. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm); D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Seymour Fund, 1993
Object Number: 1993.379a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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