Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard gravegoods The reverse bears a concentric

The reverse bears a concentric border adorned with small floral motifs

the Qijia Culture was a sedentary

Discolouring and glazing flaws

Age-related heavy wear

tapering body terminates in a thin

Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard gravegoods The reverse bears a concentricTang Dynasty, c. 618907 AD, China A fine hollow moulded terracotta guardian soldier from the Tang Dynasty, depicted standing in a commanding pose. The figure wears a long sleeved hooded robe, cinched at the waist with a horizontal band, over long trousers. His hands are positioned as if once grasping a weaponthe longitudinal piercing through the right hand confirming that the statuette originally held an armament, now lost. The garment is carefully