Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs
500s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs, 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1972.76
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gray earthenware with traces of slip
- Medium
- gray, earthenware, traces, slip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.76
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 241B Arts of Ancient China
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