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Triangular Brick with Horse, Phoenix, and Tigers

A work made of earthenware with impressed decoration.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of earthenware with impressed decoration.

Date:

Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), c. 1st century B.C.

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Triangular Brick with Horse, Phoenix, and Tigers

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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206 BCE–220 CE

Medium

Earthenware with impressed decoration

Dimensions

H.: 80 cm (31 1/2 in.); l: H.: 85 cm (33 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.107.48

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