Art Institute of Chicago
Lamp with Human Form
China
- Date
- Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE
- Medium
- Earthenware with lead glaze
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This figurative sculpture, whose head balances a cup for oil or wax, probably provided a symbolic beacon for the soul in the perpetual darkness of the tomb. The small figure may relate to ancient burial rites at which the deceased person was represented by a child.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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