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Terracotta monkey.
Date
200 to 599
Measurement
height 1.8 centimetres, width 0.7 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Yo. 003. a, b, f, g, g. l, h, i, i. l, k. Terra-cotta grotesque figs. of monkeys squatting upright on haunches. Each wears loin-cloth. One hand raised to head, other laid on breast. Features generally owl-like, sometimes naturalistic. Work rude. Cf. Yo. 0031. b, c; 0037.b. See Anc.Khotan, Pl.XLVII, Y. 009. 0; Kh. 003. n. Prob. of same type are Yo. 0034. a—c; 0051. a—c. Yo. 003. h. Larger fig. Only legs from thighs down preserved. H. ⅝″. [Ser]
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Yo.003.h
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