ID: 700000134 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000134	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Tomb Figure of a Bactrian Camel (statue; unknown Chinese ; Early to mid- 8th century)

Note: 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.

Titles:

Tomb Figure of a Bactrian Camel (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Camel Made for a Tomb (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statue [300047600] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Asian art

Creation Date: Early to mid- 8th century

Creator Display:

unknown Chinese [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Creation: Chang'an [7001470] Guangxi (autonomous region), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1964-9-1

Display Materials: earthenware with sancai (tricolor) glaze

	terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

	glazing (coating process) [300053914]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))

	Sancai (Chinese ceramics style) [300018511]
	.......(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese ceramics styles)

Dimensions: 32 x 10 x 25 inches (81.3 x 25.4 x 63.5 cm)

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Tang (Chinese culture, style, period) [300018420] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

ceremonial objects (preferred,isness)

animals

Specific Subjects:

	Bactrian camel (species) [300343842]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Artiodactyla (order), Camelidae (family), Camelus (genus)) (AAT)

	funerary object [300234126]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>, ceremonial objects) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Tomb Figure of a Bactrian Camel	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)
Camel Made for a Tomb	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986) 27