Period:Unknown Production date:2ndC-3rdC (circa)
Materials:fired clay
Technique:mould-made, incised, appliqué,
Dimensions:Height: 6.60 centimetres
Description:
Fragmentary handle of a clay vessel with an appliqué in the shape of a woman’s head. The face is moulded in great details and shown with large eyes, a long nose and elongated earlobes. The hair of the woman is brushed upward from the forehead and parted in the middle. The rest is gathered in a topknot and decorated with a beaded band. Details such as the strands of hair were rendered using incised lines.
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![图片[1]-handle; figure BM-1902-1220.286-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01149679_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-handle; figure BM-1902-1220.286-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01149682_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-handle; figure BM-1902-1220.286-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01149684_001.jpg)
Comments:
Materials:fired clay
Technique:mould-made, incised, appliqué,
Dimensions:Height: 6.60 centimetres
Description:
Fragmentary handle of a clay vessel with an appliqué in the shape of a woman’s head. The face is moulded in great details and shown with large eyes, a long nose and elongated earlobes. The hair of the woman is brushed upward from the forehead and parted in the middle. The rest is gathered in a topknot and decorated with a beaded band. Details such as the strands of hair were rendered using incised lines.
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