A POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED BULL NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY |

standing four-square on a rectangular base with the head raised and the tail hanging languidly, a strapwork harness over the face and a corresponding strapwork cover draping the muscular torso and haunches, traces of polychrome

Collection of Ezekiel (1913-1987) and Lillian (1923-2012) Schloss.

Seeking Immortality: Chinese Tomb Sculpture From the Schloss Collection, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California, 1996, cat. no. 7.

The figure with restored breaks to extremities such as the horns, tail, and legs and there is a chip to the top of the neck. There is expected wear overall consistent with age and type. The figure with a small drill hole to a back haunch and smaller holes to a front leg for TL testing.
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The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford sample no. 666y64.