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Aug 18, 2014
Aug 18, 2014
Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief
Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief
before 870
Molded terracotta with slip coating
Overall: 58 x 48.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Gift of C. T. Loo 1921.263
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This brick originally formed part of the exterior wall of the pagoda at the Xiudingsi Buddhist monastery near Anyang, Henan province. The Xiudingsi pagoda, datable before 870 by an inscription carved on one brick, is the only building that survives from the once large monastic complex.
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