ID 1027101 
Lot 2  | A HANIWA EARTHENWARE HEAD OF A WOMAN
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000 
LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
The head wearing a flat headpiece, painted on the face in reddish brown pigment, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N123k55 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Earthenware | 
| Historical era: | Kofun period | 
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes | 
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Earthenware | 
| Historical era: | Kofun period | 
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes | 
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