The reverse is intricately decorated with raised palm branch and cross motifs
spiritual significance
likely from the wrappings of a mummy bundle or tunic
A beautifully preserved and richly detailed example of late Rattanakosin devotional sculpture
securing his tightly styled hair bun
Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Figure of Shou Lao military The reverse is intricately decoratedMing Dynasty, c. 13681644 AD, Hebei Province, China A finely potted small scale Cizhou style stoneware figure depicting Shou Lao, the revered Chinese deity and personification of longevity, wisdom, and good fortune. The figure stands frontally, clad in simply rendered, sparsely decorated robes, and holds a sceptre and a pearltraditional attributes symbolising authority, spiritual power, and immortality. Shou Lao is characteristically portrayed with an