Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief, before 870, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtThis bric
Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief, before 870, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtThis 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.Size: Overall: 58 x 48.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.)Medium: molded terracotta with slip coatinghttps://clevelandart.org/art/1921.263 -- source link
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