Chinese fine arts 
Earth Spirit terracotta statue
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Earth Spirit terracotta statue
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Ref : CH-TNG-285T
Description : Spirit of the Earth
Origins : China
Period : Dynasty Tang (618-907 A.D.)
Material : Terracotta
Height : 65 cm
Conservation : Excellent
Provenance : European private Collection
Display stand: No
Earth Spirit sculptures appeared as tomb guardians during the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) .
Most all were given a
ferocious countenance, in order to act as a deterrent to evil. It also
appears that they vanished entirely by the latter part of the Tang.
This exellant statue would have been created between 680 and 750,
the golden period of the Golden Age of China.
Thermoluminescence test by
Oxford authentication Laboratory.
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