Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A pair of ceramic dog figures, each wearing a harness and a securing loop, one standing with ears pricked, the other resting with chin on the ground. 9.4 kg total, one 42cm high, the other 45cm long (16 1/2 - 17 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s; accompanied by copies of two positive thermoluminescence reports issued by Laboratory Kotalla, nos.09CM110520 and 11CM110520. [2] Finely modelled.