Tomb Figure
Unidentified Northern Wei Dynasty maker, Chinese, 386 - 581
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534
Unglazed terracotta
Overall: 10 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (25.7 × 5.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Patrick C. Hill
S.981.143.1
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1-500
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Exhibition History
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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