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figure, dog

human history
  • Other Name

    dog with bone

    Figure of dog

  • Description

    Figure of dog

    Mingqi tomb figure of Wei dynasty era. Made from earthenware. A small figure of a laying dog with a bone in it's mouth. The earthenware is a buff colour and there are traces of dark brown, and red/brown over top. The underside of the dog is hollowed to aid the drying process of the ceramic

  • Place
    China
  • Accession Number
    1941.137
  • Accession Date
    1941
  • Other Id

    26297 (ethnology)

    K458 (ceramic)

    164 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, dog, 1941.137, K458, 26297, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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