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Funerary tile decorated with impressed motifs

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At A Glance

  • Period

    50 BCE-50 CE
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Unglazed earthenware
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 58 × 145.3 × 14.8 cm (22 13/16 × 57 3/16 × 5 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1923.22
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1923.22

Object Details

  • Provenance

    From 1923
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop [1]
    Note:
    [1] Transferred from the Bishop Collection; formerly T-4 (according to Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List
    After 1920).
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Architectural Element
  • Restrictions and Rights

    CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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