Tortue, M.C. 9888

Author(s): anonymous production date: between -206 and 220 type(s) of object(s): sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, ceramics, china name(s): mingqi materials and techniques: terracotta, molding, colors - pigments place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 4. 5cm width: 4. 5cm length: 12. 4cm description: gray terracotta, painted in polychrome, taking the shape of a turtle, whose shell is pierced with a central hole. Painted scales. It could be a lid. Iconographic description: representing a turtle. Themes / subjects / places represented: tortoise mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 1992 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9888. Date: Entre -206 et 220.