"This painted funerary figurine portrays a kneeling woman, created to accompany the deceased, siting in the traditional manner with a gentle smile and quiet attitude. Her serene expression appropriately reflects her function as an eternal companion to the tomb's owner.
The most unusual feature of this piece is the woman's beaded hair ornament, made in the distinct fashion of the time. Rather than projecting from the hair, as was intended, the ornament falls flat against the forehead because the head once toppled accidentally when its wooden support collapsed."
Works Cited
Information: Cincinnati Art Museum. "Tomb Figure of a Kneeling Woman." Cincinnati,
OH: Cincinnati Art Museum, 2011. Plaque.
Picture: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_Figure_of_a_Kneeling_Woman,_China,_Western_Han_Dynasty,_2nd_or_1st_century_BC,_earthenware_-_Cincinnati_Art_Museum_-_DSC03207.JPG
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