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Pair of falconers

Pair of falconers
700 CE-750 CE

Medium
earthenware, pigments

Measurements
(a) 38.4 × 14.8 × 8.8 cm
(b) 38.7 × 15.4 × 7.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938

Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Henan / Shaanxi province, north China, China

Accession Number
3685.a-b-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
(a) Figure of standing man, bird sitting on right hand the other arm held forward wearing Persian costume of long loose tunic with open collar belted at waist over trousers, with sandals and cap with forward thrown double peak, on trapezium base. (b) Figure of standing man, bird sitting on right hand the other arm held forward wearing Persian costume of long loose tunic with open collar belted at waist over trousers, with sandals and cap with forward thrown double peak, on trapezium base.