CHINESE TERRACOTTA NORTHERN WEI BUDDHIST TILE

Ca. 386-534 AD
A rectangular terracotta tile features a seated Buddhist figure under a chaitya arch, in an abhaya mudra pose. The figure wears a textured red robe with a high bun hairstyle.
Size: L:340mm / W:165mm ; 5.54kg
Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
Estimate: GBP 400 - 600