White Tomb Attendant
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Glazed terracotta
Overall: 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)
Overall: 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in. (7.9 × 7.9 × 4.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Patrick C. Hill
S.981.140
Geography
Place Made: Xi'an, China, East Asia, Asia
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Exhibition History
F.L. Harrington Silver Case, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February-April, 1983.
Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, April 22, 1994.
The Nature of Empire, Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 10-August 19, 1984.
Provenance
Collected by Genevieve Carpenter Hill (1902-1984), Charlotte, Vermont between 1921-1981; given to present collection, 1981.
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