Tang Tomb Figure of a Court Lady in the Brooklyn Museum, May 2011

Title: Tomb Figure of a Court Lady

Date: 618–907 C.E.

Dynasty: Tang Dynasty

Period: Tang Dynasty

Geography: Place made: China

Medium: Earthenware with traces of pigment

Classification: Sculpture

Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. (36.2 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm)

Credit Line: Gift of Simone Schloss

Accession Number: 1998.16

Object Label: In the tombs of the Tang nobility, figures of attendants stood in small side chambers, symbolically waiting to serve the occupant of the tomb. The Figure of a Court Lady represents an mid-Tang ideal of beauty. Her round face and delicate features, elegant coiffure and flowing gown reflect the fashions of the Tang Imperial court.

Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/4306