Bidspirit auction | CHINESE TERRACOTTA BIRD - TL

CHINESE TERRACOTTA BIRD - TL TESTED - Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - AD 220. A terracotta bird painted in red and green, standing still with its head held up and supported by bronze legs. Further details can be seen on the face, with dark paint highlighting the eyes and beak.Size: 130mm x 135mm; Weight: 460gProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla.