Statuette
Object Number:
80-5-27
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Period:
Song Dynasty
Date Made:
Song Dynasty
Early Date:
960
Late Date:
1279
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Clay
Iconography:
Tortoise
Human Head
Description:
Taoist grave figurine of tortoise with human head. The hair and the design on the shell are painted with red pigment. Said to come from Kiangsi
Credit Line:
Purchased from the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
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