Unknown Chinese
Figure of an Attendant

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Figure of an Attendant
Date206 BC–9 AD
PlaceChina
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 4 1/2in. (59.7 × 18.4 × 11.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Japan Business Association of Houston, Nippon Steel USA, Inc., Milton D. Rosenau and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz, Devin Borden, Hiram Butler, Louisa Stude Sarofim, and by exchange, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number2000.639
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
White, circular label on bottom of proper right foot: "Lally & Co New York / 2968"

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