Figure: OC.10-1946

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Figure

Categories

Clay

Description

Grey earthenware mould made female figure, with traces of white slip and red paint. She wears a short robe with long, full sleeves and trousers banded at the knees. She carries a bowl like object in her left hand which is pierced with a small hole (possibly for a flower)

Head detached, but may be genuine.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Chow, 1920

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael

Measurements and weight

Height: 28.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Six Dynasties
400 - 599

Components of the work

Traces composed of pigments
Hand

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Mould made

References and bibliographic entries

The Quest for Eternity

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.10-1946
Primary reference Number: 138617
Oscar Raphael: 69
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 September 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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