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Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief
before 870
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief
- Date Created: before 870
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 58 x 48.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.263
- Medium: molded terracotta with slip coating
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Henan province, Anyang, Xiudingsi pagoda, Tang dynasty (618-907)
- Credit Line: Gift of C. T. Loo
- Collection: China - Tang Dynasty
- Accession Number: 1921.263
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