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Funerary Figure ("Ming-ch'i")

Funerary Figure ("Ming-ch'i")

Culture: Chinese

Date: 615 - 905 AD (Tang Dynasty)
Medium: earthenware, glaze remnants
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (69.9 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1929.229.1
Terracotta tomb attendant figures such as the current example were popular from the latter half of the 8th century CE. These mingqi or "spirit deities" who represent courtly ladies-in-waiting hovering nearby in the tombs were placed there to attend to the needs of the deceased.
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