Period:Unknown Production date:1stC-4thC (Whitfield 1985)
Materials:fired clay, 陶器 (Chinese),
Technique:mould-made, slipped, 模製 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Width: 8.70 centimetres
Description:
Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only head and upper body remain. The woman is shown with long hair falling to her shoulders which is cut into a straight fringe. Her upper body is bare except for the two necklaces she is wearing. A hole through the mouth shows that the figure might have been a vessel, for instance an oil dripper. The figure was mould-made using red clay and covered with a white slip before being fired. Details such the eyes and the strands of here were rendered using incised lines.
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![图片[1]-figure; 畫像(Chinese) BM-MAS.2-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01143775_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; 畫像(Chinese) BM-MAS.2-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01143777_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-figure; 畫像(Chinese) BM-MAS.2-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01143781_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-figure; 畫像(Chinese) BM-MAS.2-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00012964_001.jpg)
Comments:
Materials:fired clay, 陶器 (Chinese),
Technique:mould-made, slipped, 模製 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Width: 8.70 centimetres
Description:
Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only head and upper body remain. The woman is shown with long hair falling to her shoulders which is cut into a straight fringe. Her upper body is bare except for the two necklaces she is wearing. A hole through the mouth shows that the figure might have been a vessel, for instance an oil dripper. The figure was mould-made using red clay and covered with a white slip before being fired. Details such the eyes and the strands of here were rendered using incised lines.
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