Female Attendant
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), about 2nd century BCE
China; probably Shaanxi province
China
This figure wears the narrow, calf-length robe distinctive of servants. Her facial features, characteristically masklike and serene, are framed by long hair, which is parted and tied in a bun at the nape of her neck. Her cupped hands may originally have held a staff.
Gray earthenware with slip and polychrome pigments