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The results of Oxford thermoluminescence test nos. 566z41 and 566z55 are consistent with the dating of this lot
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A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF EARTH SPIRITS
TANG DYNASTY
Each seated on a rockwork base, with hoofed feet and wings rising from their front haunches, one with unglazed head modeled with large ears flanking a ferocious human face below a twisted horn, the other a snarling leonine face framed by a spiked mane below a pair of horns, a large flange rising from the back left unglazed and painted red, both covered in controlled amber, green and cream-colored glazes, restored--27 3/8 and 28 1/4in. (69.5 and 71.7cm.) high (2)
TANG DYNASTY
Each seated on a rockwork base, with hoofed feet and wings rising from their front haunches, one with unglazed head modeled with large ears flanking a ferocious human face below a twisted horn, the other a snarling leonine face framed by a spiked mane below a pair of horns, a large flange rising from the back left unglazed and painted red, both covered in controlled amber, green and cream-colored glazes, restored--27 3/8 and 28 1/4in. (69.5 and 71.7cm.) high (2)