Eastern Han Dynasty Camel Ding Bowl
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Pre AD 1000 item# 956483 (stock# s218)
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02088821509
£595.00
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AD 25-220
Grey earthenware ding-tripod bowl in the form of a camel, the body of elliptical bowl form standing upon three legs, each ornamented with an animal's face, the shaggy head of the camel forming spout.
A nice piece, demonstrative of the popular Han technique of working with the surface of the clay alone and attesting to the popularity of the camel as a choice of subject given their wide use and presence within the early Chinese empire.
In excellent condition, with minor rest ...click for details
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Song Dynasty Pottery Pagoda
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Pre 1492 item# 785462 (stock# c82)
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02088821509
£2500.00
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960-1279 A.D
Hexagonal sided pottery tower, three main storeys, middle two with psuedo wooden balustrades, shingled roofs supported by dougong brackets, openwork trellis decoration covering each face with red doors marking alternate faces. Base tier with supporting squatting figure flanking each face, openwork decoration, traces of red pigment remaining. Two part finial, lower conical part with floriate decoration in sharp relief and detachable second part with series of bulbous shapes and to ...click for details
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Northern Qi Dynasty Armoured Horse Figure
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Pre 1492 item# 784479 (stock# s215)
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02088821509
£1450.00
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A.D 549-577
Figure stands foursquare facing forwards rooted to a terracotta plinth.
Rider is dressed in black and wears a red cloak draped diagonally across the body from the left shoulder, the folds of which have been realistically moulded. Black trousered and booted legs protrude from beneath the cloak and rest in stirrups. Arms rest by the riders side and hands are positioned as if to take hold of the horses reins. Features have been delicately moulded and the eyes and mouth have been d ...click for details
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