Female Musician Tomb Figure

Date618 - 907

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: earthenware; pigment

DimensionsOverall (figure; with stand: 18.5x13.8x11.7; wi & dp measured at base): 16.7 x 12 x 10.7 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mrs. R.W. Finlayson

Object number1987.028.001.4

DescriptionSeated figure of a woman musician who is playing a stringed instrument resembling a lute; her hair is done up in two side rolls; black pigment remains on her dress; red pigment remains on the bodice of her dress -flower designs & also delineates the strings of the instrument; black pigment on her hair is very faint but her eyes & eyebrows are delineated clearly in black

Status

Not on view