Female Courtesan
date
206 BCE - 200 CE
creation place
Asia, China
medium & support
Sculpted, fired, glazed, and painted terracotta
measurements
18 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (46.36 x 20.96 x 12.07 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
2013.019.102
keywords
art, artist, Asians, biology, body, Chinese, civilization, Corpo humano, courtesan, culture, female, figure, figurine, human being, human figure, Mongolians, nationality, occupations, prostitution, race (human), relationship, Ripa, sculpture, society, statue, statuette, whore, woman
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