Title
Figure of attendant
Year/Period
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE)
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:42.5 x W:12 x D:7 cm
Accession No.
1994-05613
Collection of
This standing figure wears a long, flowing robe with hands hidden in the folds of his wide sleeves. The body is lacquered and painted with designs in red pigments. The figure probably represents a male attendant and served as burial ware or ‘mingqi'. The custom of burying objects with the deceased stems from the belief in life after death.
