Female Dancer Tomb Figure

Date618 - 907

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: earthenware; pigment

DimensionsOverall (figure; width & depth measured at base): 24.4 x 7.5 x 7.6 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mrs. R.W. Finlayson

Object number1987.028.001.6

DescriptionStanding figure of a woman dancer; she holds one arm up to the side of her head, the other arm is extended downwards & slightly out; the costume she is wearing has long tubular sleeves that extend beyond her hands & drape down; her hair is done up in two side rolls; traces of red pigment remain on her dress; her hair, eyes & eyebrows are black; the figure is looking out rather than down

Status

Not on view