Song Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Boy beteljar Trade and Transformation

Trade and Transformation

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surface scratches and light corrosion

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Song Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Boy beteljar Trade and TransformationNorthern Song Dynasty, c. 9601127 AD, China An exceptionally rare and evocative unglazed pottery figure of a naked baby boy, possibly representing the infant Buddha, and most likely modeled during the Northern Song Dynasty Period. The softly rounded figure stands upon a rectangular plinth, his right arm raised to the front and left arm resting at his side, both hands clenched into small fists. A faint raised line beneath the neck suggests the original