Figurine

Museum number:
9-8162
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3566 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Figure kneeling in attitude of prayer, fingertips touching lips; gilted ceramic; height 15.2 cm. Votive figure.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
China
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 15.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8162, described as Figure kneeling in attitude of prayer, fingertips touching lips; gilted ceramic; height 15.2 cm. Votive figure.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8162, described as Figure kneeling in attitude of prayer, fingertips touching lips; gilted ceramic; height 15.2 cm. Votive figure.

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