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Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906

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Tang Dynasty, 618-907

Bronze

Overall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund

S.964.173.3

Geography

Place Made: Xi'an, China, East Asia, Asia

Period

500-1000

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Inscriptions

Not signed.

Provenance

Frank Caro (1904-1980) Chinese Art, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1964.

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