Object Title
Model of a Well
Measurements
12 x 8 5/8 in. (30.5 x 21.9 cm)
Creation Date
25-220
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, anonymous gift
Museum Contact
Lynley J. McAlpine, PhD <Lynley.McAlpine@samuseum.org>
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/24082
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
907 CE (end of Tang Dynasty)
Provenance Information
acquired by J.J. Lally in Hong Kong; sold by J.J. Lally to anonymous collector, 2003; anonymous collector, by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2022.
Exhibition Information
N/a
Publication Information
Not previously published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This gift was accompanied by the donor's purchase receipt from J. J. Lally dating to 2000. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. Well models frequently appeared in tombs of Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). This piece is the first well model added to SAMA's extensive Han dynasty tomb objects.