Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic figure of Buddha(?) kneeling, wearing an ankle-length open-fronted jacket, hair gathered at the rear in a ponytail, soles of the shoes to the rear; some pigment remaining; sleeves with sockets to accept separate hands. 4.8 kg, 42cm (16 1/2"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, no.42PX210120.Finely modelled.