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Three Celestial Attendants

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The rectangular artwork features three human heads in relief, facing forward and slightly right. The artwork is primarily composed of brown clay or stone with a rough texture, and the heads are adorned with headdresses. The headdresses are decorated with blue, green, white, and black designs. A blue line runs horizontally across the top of the artwork, accompanied by a patterned section below it. The background of the image is gray, and the artwork casts a shadow on the surface it is displayed on. The title of the artwork is "Three Celestial Attendants".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 6th–7th century
Medium:
Pigments on mud plaster
Culture:
China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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