A painted red pottery figure of a fat lady

TANG DYNASTY

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A painted red pottery figure of a fat lady
Tang Dynasty
Standing slightly swayed to the left, the hands clasped under the full sleeves of the long robes gathered with a belt around the hip, the softly-modelled face with a helmet-like coif piled at the top of the head in a double knot, traces of orange-red, green and black pigment over white slip, some restoration
41.5 cm. high

Lot Essay

The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. 866a80.

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