CHINESE TANG DYNASTY SANCAI GLAZED FEMALE MUSICIAN TRIO - TL tested

Ca. 618-907 AD. A pottery set of three female musicians playing various instruments. The ladies are depicted in dynamic positions with their bodies bent to the side. They wear Sancai glazed floor-length dresses, with pointed shoes peaking out from under the robe. Their black hair is combed into a double-side top-bun hairdo, and unglazed faces feature nicely outlined eyes, brows, nose, and smiling lips. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Intact, excellent condition.Size: L:295-310mm / W:95-125mm ; 850-970gProvenance: Property of London Ancient Art Gallery, formerly in the Collection of E. Bourke, MD.,Yonkers, NY.