Detail View: The AMICA Library: Kneeling Figure
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.50.46.114
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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China, Kin-ts'un, Lo- Yang
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Creator Name-CRT:
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China
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Title:
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Kneeling Figure
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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4th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-499
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Creation End Date:
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-400
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Dimensions:
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H.11-1/8 x W.5-7/8 in.
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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50.46.114
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury
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Rights:
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Context:
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Excavated near Lo-yang, this small sculpture of a kneeling man holding a tube-like vessel in his extended hands may have served as a torch bearer in a tomb. The figure is clothed in a close-fitting garment that wraps from left to right in a broad overlap and is belted with a narrow band. The head-covering, rather like an open helmet, is broad at the back and rises to a peaked top before descending in a narrow tongue-shaped band to the forehead.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.24255c.tif
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