Two figurines of camels standing and facing each other. One is mottled grey and the other is yellow-tan. Each has stacks of rolls and flat fabrics tied to their backs and small, dark plinthes under their feet.
2003.193.1 (buff camel on right) and 2003.193.2 (white camel on left) Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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2003.193.1 (buff camel on right) and 2003.193.2 (white camel on left) Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Two figurines of camels standing and facing each other. They stand on a faded grey background. Their necks are bent upward and slightly back, with their mouths open. Each figure’s four feet are attached by a flat, dark plinthe. The one on the left is mottled grey and the other is yellow-tan. Each has stacks of rolls and flat fabrics tied to their backs.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.193
Title
Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
550 - 577
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Qi, 550-577
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4641

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1600, Early Chinese Art, Arts of Ancient China from the Bronze Age to the Golden Age
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
Dimensions
2003.193.1: H. 35 x W. 27.5 x D. 16.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
2003.193.2: H. 33.5 x W. 25 x D. 19.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.193
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 32

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1600 Early China II, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

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