Lot 53

A Chinese grey pottery figure of a male, also known as a 'Stickman', the face finely modelled, face and body painted in pink. Originally these pieces where clothed and mounted with wooden arms. The Stickman figures were only used by royals and high officials and where placed like armies to help and protect the owner in the afterlife. Comes with Ralf Kotalla thermoluminescence test # 229401, indicating that it is from the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C. – 8 A.D.) -H. 61 cm-