A LARGE GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A TORTOISE, HAN... Lot n° 207
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A LARGE GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A TORTOISE, HAN DYNASTY
Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 24 April 2006, based on sample number C106j27, sets the firing date of three samples taken between 1500 and 2400 years ago. A copy of the report, signed by Doreen Stoneham for Oxford Authentication, accompanies this lot.
China, 206 BC-220 AD. Heavily potted, the large tortoise stands with its head slightly raised. The boldly modeled face with round bulging eyes and thick lips, the carapace lined with an elegantly curved outer ridge and applied at the top with a row of bosses.
Provenance: Guus Röell, Fine Arts & Antiques Maastricht, Netherlands, c. 2006. A European private collection, acquired from the above. Guus Röell is an expert in the field of colonial antiques and rare artifacts from across the world, including Chinese works of art. An impressive art connoisseur, Röell curates his gallery with an exquisite taste for unique craftsmanship and historical contexts.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, minor losses, encrustations, firing cracks, drilled holes from sample-taking. Possibly with old fills and repairs, as expected from ancient Han dynasty excavations.
Weight: 11.9 kg
Dimensions: Length 61.2 cm
Literature comparison
Compare a related pottery tortoise, 11.7 cm long, dated to the Han dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 68.149.2.
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Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2019, lot 143
Price: USD 20,000 or approx.
EUR 22,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pottery tortoise-form ink stone and cover, Eastern Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, pottery, and modeling with similar pose. Note the much smaller size (20.3 cm).
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