Tomb Figurine of a Warrior
CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumUnglazed clay with Polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 25 1/2 × 8 × 6 1/2 inches (64.77 × 20.32 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1456
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DescriptionFigure of a warrior standing erect, wearing armor and helmet, with arms bent at elbow, right hand clenched (as if holding a spear or longbow), left hand raised, palm open. Legs with left foot slightly to rear, as if in motion. Armor decorated with mask at waist, breastplate painted with floral design in red, blue, and green polychrome, hip armor also with gilt paint. Helmet with topknot, and long ear flaps. Facial features: broad cheeks, heavy eyebrows, wide flaring nostrils, curling moustache, and trimmed beard.ProvenanceWith Ch'ung Teh Heo, by 1933;
Purchased from Ch'ung Teh Heo, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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