CHINESE HAN DYNASTY PAINTED TERRACOTTA GOOSE - TL TESTED
Ca. 202 BC - AD 220 A Chinese terracotta goose. The goose appears to be standing still, with its head held high, supported on bronze legs. The details are accentuated by red and black pigments, with feather patterns painted on the folded wings. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
Size: 220mm x 220mm; Weight: 900g
Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900
Price realized | 500 GBP |
Starting price | 300 GBP |
Estimate | 450 GBP |