Female mourner
Female mourner

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Female mourner,

4th century BCE

Chinese
Later Zhou, 930 - 969
y1951-45

Information

Title
Female mourner
Dates

4th century BCE

Medium
Fine gray clay, red paint
Dimensions
h. 5.8 cm., w. 6.3 cm., d. 4.6 cm. (2 5/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, John Maclean Magie, Class of 1892, and Gertrude Magie Fund
Object Number
y1951-45
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Later Zhou
Type
figurines, ceramics
Subject
figures (representations), women

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