ID 500136
Lot 3 | AN EARTHENWARE BUST OF A WOMAN (SHITOTSUMON DOGU)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
LATE JOMON-EARLY YAYOI PERIOD (5TH-3RD CENTURY BCE)
Of low-fired reddish clay with black fire marks, the body of a woman gazing sky decorated with dots and punctate pattern, the applique balls on body indicates the breasts and female genital
4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 14.9 cm.)
The results of the report on Thermoluminescene Analysis no. N121b23 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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