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Winged Beast (Tomb Figure)

A work made of gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments.
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  • A work made of gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments.

Date:

Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 133

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Winged Beast (Tomb Figure)

Place

China (Object made in:)

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200 BCE–101 BCE

Medium

Gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments

Dimensions

22.2 × 43.8 cm (14 7/8 × 27 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Stanley Herzman in memory of Gladys Wolfson Herzman; Avery Brundage, Louise Lutz and Russell Tyson Endowments

Reference Number

1997.337

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