Chinese Female Figurine

Illustration

by Liana Miate
published on 21 November 2016

Chinese Female Figurine — 712-779 CE. (Head is a reconstruction). Earthenware with pigments. Excavated from Hansenzhai, (eastern suburb of Xi'an), 1988.

From the Xi'an Museum. (Photo taken at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)

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Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or women.

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