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CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumLow-fired ceramic with traces of polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 24 3/8 × 8 × 4 inches (61.91 × 20.32 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-186/10
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DescriptionStanding figure with hands clasped in front, wearing a full suit of armor.ProvenanceWith C. T. Loo & Co., New York, stock no. 15392, by November 1932;
Purchased from C. T. Loo & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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