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THBChinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant, ex-Sotheby's
Lot 121
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Dec 20, 2018
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $400**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A beautiful mold-formed pottery tomb attendant in the form of a female noblewoman. She wears long robes and stands with her hands folded in front of her. On her head is a conical headdress or crown with long ear flaps draped across the sides of her head. Her gentle, downturned face bears delicate almond-shaped eyes, a petite nose, puffy cheeks, and full lips. Most of the figure boasts traces of chalky white surface pigment, and atop are areas of applied red pigmentation which accentuate her face, lips, body, and vestments. Hundreds of pottery figures like this one were carefully placed in the tombs of high-ranking people during the Tang period; one of the most interesting things about them is that they often seem to represent individuals rather than having been mass produced. Size: 2.5" W x 10.125" H (6.4 cm x 25.7 cm).
Provenance: private Amarillo, Texas, USA collection; ex-Sotheby’s, Los Angeles "Fine Oriental Works of Art" Auction (March 5, 1981, part of lot 1510)
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#137858Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small losses to base and crest of headdress, and fading to pigmentation and finer features particularly on the face. Nice earthen deposits and traces of pigmentation throughout.Condition
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