Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1950/2.13
- Title
- Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with slip and painted decoration
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 21.3 cm x 6 cm x 5.72 cm (8 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 7th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Secondary Object Type
- funerary sculpture
- Physical Description
- Standing male figure with bushy beard wearing a robe and black boots, decorated with red and black pigment.
- Subject Matter
- It was common for Chinese military officials to adorn their tombs with sculpted figures of both imported horses and their red-haired, bearded Sogdian grooms. The Sogdians (a people of ancient Central Asian kingdoms in the region of modern Uzbekistan) were important in the commerce of the Silk Road between the fourth and ninth centuries.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 793 x 1299
- File Size
- 116 KB
- Record
- 1950/2.13
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