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Chinese sculpture

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type:  statue 		Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
          sculpture
          Asian art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Tomb Figure of a Bactrian Camel
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository 		Free text
Controlled list
Creation Creator Description: unknown Chinese Free text
  Identity: unknown Chinese
Role: sculptor 		Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Earliest: 0618  Latest: 0907 		Free text
Controlled format
  Creation Place/Original Location: Ch'angan (Guangxi, China) Authority
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Tang Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 81.28 (height) ( 32 inches) Free text
  Value: 81.28 Unit: cm Type: height Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques Description: pottery with three-color glaze Free text
  Material Name:  terracotta
Technique Name: glazing 		Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
        religion/mythology
        animal
        bactrian camel
        ceremonial object
        funerary object 		Authority
 
Descriptive Note Text: Tomb figure of a camel laden with food for the deceased in the afterlife. Given that the size of tomb figures was regulated by law, this large and impressive piece was probably commissioned for a high-ranking member of the nobility. The rich tones of green, yellow, and brown are typical of Ch'angan pieces. Free text
 
  Citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986)
Page: 27 		Authority
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
Repository Number: 1964-9-1 		Authority

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