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Ceramics
Court Musicians from a Tomb
Musicians from a Royal Tomb at Shansi
Chinese artist
Chinese artist
China
Primary
8 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (20.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
7th century - early 8th century
600
732
500-1000, ceramics, Chinese, musical instruments (depictions), musicians
Ceramics
underside, Base and top coats: Acryloid B72 in acetone. Paper label, laser-printed. Numbered 9/3/10, M. Simpson, Registrar
1931.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
31.2SL1
slide
3 detail
2 x 2
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negative
8 x 10
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glossy
8 x 10
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31.2DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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31.2DI2
digital image
detail
2 x 2
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31.2DI#3
digital image
8/31/2010
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Ceramics
Figurine Whistle
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Italian; made in Sicily
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0
1800-1900, 19th century, ceramics, figures, Madonna and Child, musical instruments
Ceramics
1942.26
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
42.26DI#1
digital image
6/9/2008
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Ceramics
Seated Female Figurine Whistle
Maya artist, (active )
Maya artist
Mexico
Primary
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Maya; made in Jaina, Campeche, Mexico
600-900
600
900
Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
The Maya are noted for the realistic, lively human figures they depicted in their murals and ceramics. The many portrait-like ceramic figurine whistles found on the island of Jaina provide the modern viewer with an astounding amount of detail about the way the ancient Maya lived. The seated female figure was a popular form. Two molds were used: one for the head and one for the body. The rest of the details—elaborate beaded jewelry, loose cape, ankle-length skirt—were created by hand. The whistle is formed with a hole in the figure’s back left shoulder that leads down into its hollow body cavity. It remains a mystery why the whistle form was so common in Jaina graves.
The Maya practiced body modification and adornment that reflected their standards of beauty and reinforced class lines. The elaborate jewelry was likely made of precious metals and green stone. This figure’s nose replicates the prolonged nose bridge that was produced in real life with an artificial nose piece. Between the ears and mouth are lines of scarification created by cutting or branding permanent designs into the skin.
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1971.15
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
4 x 5
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71.15SL1
slide
2 x 2
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71.15DI1
digital image
4 x 5
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71.15DI#2
digital image
7/28/2009
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x-ray
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