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Ancient sculpture: Bronze figurine of a kneeling servant, late Zhou dynasty

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dc.contributor.authorConsten, Eleanor von Erdberg
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T03:15:48Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T03:15:48Z
dc.date.created1958
dc.date.updated2020-08-24T03:15:48Z
dc.descriptionThis bronze figurine comes from the graves of the Han family in Jincun at Luoyang (Henan). The man is holding a beaker. His body is rather clumsy and the face is very carefully modelled. -- h: 28.3 cm.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-5036
dc.identifier.otherC-240
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208121
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2188
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectmetalwork
dc.subjectbronze
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleAncient sculpture: Bronze figurine of a kneeling servant, late Zhou dynasty
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Eleanor von Erdberg Consten, Das alte China (Ancient China), Berlin, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1958, Plate 65

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