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1. Kneeling Female Figure Beating a Circular Drum China Western Han period, 2nd-1st century B.C Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground (the drum made separately from the stand on which it rests) Drummer: 31.0 x 14.0 x 15.5 cm; Drum and stand: 43.5 x 14.0 x 12.5 cm; Stand only: 32.0 x 12.0 x 12.5 cm; Drum only: Thickness 4.5 x Diameter 14.0 cm.

Kneeling Female Figure Beating a Circular Drum on a Stand in the Form of a Kneeling Human with a Bird's Beak (or Wearing a Bird Mask) Collection of Anthony M. Solomon. Photo by Maggie Nimkin. Photo courtesy of Harvard University Art Museums. Detail: close up

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