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Funerary Figure (Ming-ch'i)
Funerary Figure (Ming-ch'i)
Culture:
Chinese
Date:
615 - 905 AD (Tang Dynasty)
Medium:
terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase
Object number:
1928.213.1
Symbolic of the great desert caravans along the Silk Road, glazed earthenware camels were often placed in the tombs of wealthy Chinese merchants from the seventh through the tenth centuries.
In Collection(s)
Asian
Terms
animal
camel
death
tomb
burial
funeral
China
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