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.
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