Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard bathingimplement Jésus Romé & Lucienne Romé

Jésus Romé & Lucienne Romé

and the highly practical tree-bark fibre carrier bags—noken or bilum

Ive Covaci & Leopold Swergold

This exceptional piece offers a rare glimpse into one of West Africa’s most fascinating ancient cultures and represents a highly collectible artifact of significant historical and artistic value

Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Guard bathingimplement Jésus Romé & Lucienne RoméTang 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