Large Tomb Figure of a Soldier
Artist
Unidentified artist
Chinese
CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
MediumPainted pottery
Dimensionsfigure: 18 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (46.1 x 15.9 x 10.5 cm)
mount: 13 x 6 x 6 in. (33 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
mount: 13 x 6 x 6 in. (33 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit Line6) 2009.26.1
Object number2009.26.8
DescriptionShown standing at attention with one hand held in front and the other down by his side, wearing a heavy belted tunic and baggy breeches, the simply modelled and painted facial features set in a stolid expression, with extensive painted details in black, white and two tones of red, the pigments unusually well preserved.On View
Not on viewCollections
Unidentified artist
Late Spring and Autumn Period, 6th-5th Century BCE
