Object Number | 80-5-27 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Song Dynasty |
Date Made | Song Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay |
Iconography | Tortoise | Human Head |
Description | Daoist grave figurine of tortoise with human head. The hair and the design on the shell are painted with red pigment. Said to come from Jiangsi. |
Height | 4.66 cm |
Length | 8.26 cm |
Width | 6.67 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 1980 |
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