Terracotta Sculptures and Carvings

A large and heavy fired clay (terracotta) head of an Arhat (also known as Luohan in Chinese). The followers of Buddha who achieved the enlightenment, statues of Arhats are always fou...

This 12th century Pagan Votive Tablet Material: Terracotta 20,8 cm high 15 cm wide and 9 cm deep Bagan style 12th century - original from the Pagan peri...

Decorative terracotta Buddha with turquoise accents on gilt and ebony base.

Material: Terracotta 12,2 cm high The base is 9,2 cm wide and 7,2 cm deep The amulet itself (without the base) is 7,8 cm high Shan (Tai Yai) style Bhumisparsha mudra 19th century Wei...

Very elegant terracotta dignitary in blue and red robes standing with the hands joined at the chest. He wears a blue headdress with a bird at its center. Orange Terracotta This gorg...

Elegant and refined Terracotta sculpture of Buddha, beautiful patina of the polychromed and gilded terracotta, seated Buddha with very elegant and refined features, a good quality of...

A Balinese terracotta panel that once adorned a Hindu temple. The panel depicts a male figure semi-robbed with a sarong (a garment consisting of a long piece of cloth worn around the...

Rare 13thC Northern Thai Haripunchai terracotta standing Buddha. Extremely hard to find in complete condition. Significant wear, though the expressiv...

These 3 antique Chinese terracotta statue plaques give a glimpse into the world of 19th century ancient China. Made in terracotta, each plaqu...

This is a set of 5 unglazed Eastern Wei Musicians holding drums. They are from Hebei and are made of red pottery. 534 - 539 AD. Each figure has a stand whi...

This Han pottery figure of a foot soldier is molded and engraved with facial details. It has been fired at high temperatures. The color pigments are painte...

This Han pottery figure of a foot soldier is molded and engraved with facial details. It has been fired at high temperatures. The color pigments are painte...

Eastern Wei Soldier 9.5h An unglazed figure of a soldier. This figure sits on a base which measures 1h x 3.25d x 3.75w (inches). Red Pottery Origin: He...

A very rare larger than life size late C18th/early C19th terracotta figure of a male diety, in the Khmer style, the figure sitting in a relaxed pose, with hair tied up and a serene c...

2 Antique Large Indian Terracotta Tent Pole Tops These wonderful pieces have been made in the image of frightening characters to keep evil spirits at bay. The heads would have been...

Material: Terracotta 11,5 cm high The base is 9,2 cm wide and 7,2 cm deep The amulet itself (without the base) is 7,5 cm high Shan (Tai Yai) style Bhumisparsha mudra 19th century Wei...

Antique Burmese Buddha amulet Material: Terracotta 12 cm high The black base is 9,2 cm wide and 7,2 cm deep The amulet itself (without the base) is 7,2 cm high Shan (Tai Yai) style B...

Grand, crème glazed terracotta, Han-style, braying stallion sculpture.

Slab pottery constructed Model of a Paper Mill, in Green and Cream Color Glazed Terracotta having a peaked roof – open walled form with a mechanical pounder and a large round storage container. Light blue-green mottled glazed surface with some iridescence patina to the glaze. The Iridescence is a refraction of the layers on the glass that produces multicolor hues & metallic luster, and only develops after one thousand years of being buried in the ground. An unquestionable mark of antiquity, impossible to falsify. Han Dynasty, dated 206 B.C-220 A.D. Condition: Excellent, wear commensurate with age, an unusual example. This fantastic piece is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Sculptural effigies of domesticated animals were often interred in the tombs of nobility and elite members of the social hierarchy. Models like this one were made to represent everything from simple goat or pig pens to the most elaborate towers and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact, these models, along with descriptions from ancient texts, give a good representation of what the buildings might have looked like. Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period. For the first time in Chinese history, we have images of rural and daily life during the Han in the form of contemporary records...