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Lintel and pediment of a tomb
Chinese
Western Han dynasty
late 1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gray earthenware hollow tiles with colored pigments
Dimensions
Overall 73.3 x 240.7 cm (28 7/8 x 94 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of C. T. Loo
Accession Number25.190
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Doors, jambs, lintels
ProvenanceAbout 1915, excavated from a tomb in the village of Balitai, near Luoyang, China. 1918, purchased in China by a Mr. Kwen; 1923, sold by Kwen to C.T. Loo (dealer; b. 1880 - d. 1957), Paris and New York; 1925, gift of C. T. Loo to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1925)