House-shaped Sarcophagus with engraved figures and inscriptions

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北魏寧懋石室

Chinese

Northern Wei dynasty

early 6th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Limestone with carved and inscribed details

Dimensions 138 x 200 x 97 cm (54 5/16 x 78 3/4 x 38 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Anna Mitchell Richards and Martha Silsbee Funds

Accession Number37.340

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsSculpture

Provenance1937, Yamanaka and Company, New York; sold by Yamanaka (with partial exchange) to the MFA for $20,000. (Accession Date: April 1, 1937)