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- 31 Head of Warrior
Grey earthenware with pigment, ht. 15 cm Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)
The George Crofts Collection rom
32 Warrior with Shield
Earthenware with pigment, ht. 45.5 cm Northern Qi-Sui period, second half of 6th century a.d.
The George Crofts Collection rom
33 Warrior
Glazed earthenware, ht. 44 cm Reportedly from Henan Sui dynasty (581 -618)
The George Crofts Collection rom
34 Man with Bird
Grey earthenware with pigment, ht. 16.7 cm 6th century a.d. mmfa
35 Female Dancer
Glazed earthenware, ht. 24.1 cm Sui/early Tang period, 7th century The George Crofts Collection rom
36 Female Musicians
Stone with pigment, ht. 20-20.5 cm Sui/early Tang period, first half of 7th century a.d Gift of Brian S. McElney aggv
38 Zhenmu Shou Creature
Earthenware with pigment, ht. 28.7 cm Tang dynasty (618-907)
The George Crofts Collection;
Gift of Mrs. H. D. Warren, rom
39 Pair of Standing Women
Glazed earthenware with pigment, ht. 21.8 cm Sui/early Tang period, first half of 7th century a.d.
From the Collection of Mrs. Marion Menzies Hummel, lent by her son, James Menzies Hummel.
40 Hooded Male Figure
Glazed earthenware, ht. 20 cm
Sui/early Tang period, first half of 7th century a.d.
Gift of Mrs. J. C. Webster nbm
41 Hooded Male Figure
Glazed earthenware, ht. 21 cm Sui/early Tang period, first half of 7th century a.d. From the Collection of Mrs. Marion Menzies Hummel, lent by her son, James Menzies Hummel.
42 Pair of Hooded Attendants
Glazed earthenware, ht. 21 cm Sui/early Tang period, first half of 7th century a.d. From the Collection of Mrs. Marion Menzies Hummel, lent by her son, James Menzies Hummel.
37 Twelve Animals of the Duodenary Cycle
Red earthenware with pigment, average ht. 23.8 cm 7th century a.d.
Katharine and John Maltwood Bequest mamg
(Group appears to have been assembled from two or three sets with lion-headed figure being a modern replacement.)
The twelve animals selected to represent the twelve earthly branches correspond to the years in the modern calendar as follows:
zi
rat
1984
1972
1960
1948
1936
1924
1912
1900
niu
ox
1985
1973
1961
1949
1937
1925
1913
1901
xin
tiger
1986
1974
1962
1950
1938
1926
1914
1902
mao
rabbit
1987
1975
1963
1951
1939
1927
1915
1903
chen
dragon
1988
1976
1964
1952
1940
1928
1916
1904
ji
snake
1989
1977
1965
1953
1941
1929
1917
1905
wu
horse
1990
1978
1966
1954
1942
1930
1918
1906
wei
goat
1991
1979
1967
1955
1943
1931
1919
1907
shen
monkey
1992
1980
1968
1956
1944
1932
1920
1908
you
chicken
1993
1981
1969
1957
1945
1933
1921
1909
XU
dog
1994
1982
1970
1958
1946
1934
1922
1910
hai
pig
1995
1983
1971
1959
1947
1935
1923
1911
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