Period:Unknown Production date:2ndC-3rdC (circa)
Materials:fired clay
Technique:wheel-thrown, appliqué,
Dimensions:Height: 7.40 centimetres Width: 5.60 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a clay vessel with an appliqué decoration. The appliqué plaque shows the head and upper body of a gandharva. Gandharvas are male nature spirits said to have superb musical skills. The one depicted here holds a garland and wears large round earrings, bracelets and a necklace. The upper body is naked, the hair in a topknot. The plaque was applied to a wheel-thrown vessel decorated with deeply incised lines.
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![图片[1]-figure; vessel; plaque BM-MAS.49-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01153017_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; vessel; plaque BM-MAS.49-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01153021_001.jpg)
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Materials:fired clay
Technique:wheel-thrown, appliqué,
Dimensions:Height: 7.40 centimetres Width: 5.60 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a clay vessel with an appliqué decoration. The appliqué plaque shows the head and upper body of a gandharva. Gandharvas are male nature spirits said to have superb musical skills. The one depicted here holds a garland and wears large round earrings, bracelets and a necklace. The upper body is naked, the hair in a topknot. The plaque was applied to a wheel-thrown vessel decorated with deeply incised lines.
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