Lot Essay
For a similar haniwa head of a deer in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, see image accessible at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50310
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Various Properties
A Haniwa earthenware head of a deer
Late Kofun period (6th - 7th century)
Details
A Haniwa earthenware head of a deer
Late Kofun period (6th - 7th century)
Of low-fired reddish clay, modeled as a head of a deer with antlers and pierced eyes and mouth
13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
The results of the Report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N117b32 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
Late Kofun period (6th - 7th century)
Of low-fired reddish clay, modeled as a head of a deer with antlers and pierced eyes and mouth
13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
The results of the Report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N117b32 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot