Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figurine of a dancing female with arms flung out to the sides in the traditional dance movement involving long sleeves. 1.9 kg, 39cm (15 1/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s; accompanied by a copy of a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, no.15CM110520. Finely modelled.