Yellowish jade kneeling tribute bearer Tang or

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516

Title

Yellowish jade kneeling tribute bearer Tang or Liao dynasty (8th-11th century)

Short title

Yellowish jade kneeling tribute bearer Tang or

Record number

BATEA : 504

Simple name

figure

Classified name

stone; jade; figure; Tang; Liao; foreigner; tribute; China;

Description

Description part summary

A jade figure of a tribute bearer kneeling on one knee the other leg bent. His hands are to one side holding up what may be a gourd lamp. The jade is of yellowish colour, the head and knee with brown suffusions. The long hair going down the back is in three short, but beautifully carved tresses, tied up by a circlet. The clothes are well done with a scarf round the shoulders.

Description material

jade

Description condition

good

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	yellowish
decoration	some brown suffusions

Description length

2 cm

Description height

5 cm

Description diameter

Description width

3 cm

Description depth

Description inscription

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