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Female Musician Tomb Figure

Date618 - 907

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: earthenware; pigment

DimensionsOverall (figure; width & depth at base): 17.5 x 12 x 11 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mrs. R.W. Finlayson

Object number1987.028.001.3

DescriptionSeated figure of a woman musician; she is holding towards her mouth a wind instrument resembling a harmonica but made of reeds (it is larger & crescentic); her hair is done up in two side rools; much red pigment remains on her dress; black pigment delineates her hair , eyes & eyebrows

Status

Not on view