Description:

Ancient China, Shang Dynasty, ca. ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. Remarkable and remarkably rare pottery figure from Sanxingdui, China. Best known for its Bronze Age figures of alien-looking humans with bulbous, insect-like upturned eyes and angular facial features. This figure shows similar facial features with hands held at chest, large rounded ear and nose and striated hairdo. It is unknown if this figure was created for the tomb or to be a toy for a small child. Size: 1.375" W x 3.5" H (3.5 cm x 8.9 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.

This items has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) technology and has been found to date to the period referenced. Report to accompany the piece.

Sanxingdui is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, following a preliminary finding in 1927, archaeologists excavated artifacts that radiocarbon dating placed in the 12th-11th centuries BC.

Provenance: private Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA collection, Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

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  • Condition: Missing proper right ear and foot, chip at forehead else intact and remarkable to find in any condition!

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