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Lot Essay
The double-knotted hairstyle of the musician is unlike most other published examples of Northern Wei entertainers. It is possible that the style is an indication of the relative youth of the figures. Compare the Northern Wei figural group, and one of two musicians from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold in our New York Rooms, December 1, 1994, lots 140 and 141 and 20 March, 1997, lot 368.
The result of the A S A test (Authentification et Datation d'Objects d'Art et d'Archéologie par Méthodes Scientifiques, Francine Maurer, Paris) number 10.25.10-TL 912.111, is consistent with the dating of this lot.
The result of the A S A test (Authentification et Datation d'Objects d'Art et d'Archéologie par Méthodes Scientifiques, Francine Maurer, Paris) number 10.25.10-TL 912.111, is consistent with the dating of this lot.