Pottery figure of a soldier, Tang Dynasty (618 – 970 AD)
$480.00 AUD
Terracotta figure of a foreign soldier, modeled standing with his hands clasped, wearing a peaked hat and a collared cloak over his robes, with traces of pigment details such as a sash at his waist and his eyes & large moustache.
Tang dynasty, 8th century AD.
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| Size | 22cm high |
| References | The facial features and moustache of this figure, along with the robes he wears, marks him out as a foreign soldier, seen as a sign of status for the deceased. Placed in the tomb, such a figure was to guard their patron in the afterlife. |
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