ID 500135
Lot 2 | AN EARTHENWARE BUST OF A WOMAN (SHAKOKI DOGU)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
LATE JOMON PERIOD (5TH-3RD CENTURY BCE)
Of low-fired reddish clay with black fire marks, the body of a goggle-eyed figure, decorated with incised details and scrolling cord pattern, wearing head-ornament with inscised designs
3 ¾ x 2 ¾ in. (9.5 x 7 cm.)
The results of the report on Thermoluminescene Analysis no. N121b24 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
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