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Figure of a black boy with curly hair

Figure of a black boy with curly hair





Artist : Anonymous

Date : approx. between the VIIth and the VIIIth century

Material : Glazed terracotta
Tang Dynasty
Item 6 on 108
Far East Art
Sculpture

Area related
China

Description   

Curly-haired youths, of Malay origin, had the reputation of being good swimmers and were employed in Tang China to dive the pearls.
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