Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard gravegoods angled lines extend from the

angled lines extend from the upper body to represent the insect's wings in flight

or offerings of food for the afterlife

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Age-related heavy wear

Discolouring and glazing flaws

Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard gravegoods angled lines extend from theTang Dynasty, c. 618907 AD, China A fine hollow moulded terracotta guardian soldier from the Tang Dynasty, depicted standing in a commanding pose. The figure wears a long sleeved hooded robe, cinched at the waist with a horizontal band, over long trousers. His hands are positioned as if once grasping a weaponthe longitudinal piercing through the right hand confirming that the statuette originally held an armament, now lost. The garment is carefully