Stickman ,han Dynasty,china

Han Dynasty Stickman This is a figure of Han Dynasty China, Western Han Dynasty 206 BC. – 24 AD Slender figure representing a standing naked "Han" spearman. Originally, this spearman wore a garment of silk and mobile wooden arms (disappeared as with all) pegged in the hole made at the level of the shoulders. Stickman figures were only used by the royal family placed as armies to aid and protect the owner in the afterlife. Most of these characters have been more or less restored. The theory is that the heads were molded and attached to the bodies which are sculpted from a single piece of clay. They were funeral gifts and replacements for real human beings. The practice of human sacrifice was particularly prevalent during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the Warring States Period, Ximen Bao of Wei demonstrated to villagers that sacrificing to river deities was actually a ploy by crooked priests to earn pocket money. In Chinese tradition, Ximen Bao is considered a folk hero who emphasized the absurdity of human sacrifice. It is also said that it was the influence of Confucius that put an end to human sacrifice. Gray engobe terracotta. The polychrome is probably retouched to unify the collages Very finely executed face with a bun hairstyle Similar pieces were found in the tomb of Emperor Jing Di Vth Han in Xian. China, HAN period Western Han Dynasty, (206 BC - 8 AD) Xi'an, Shanxi Province, These types of figures were only found in the capital and were used by the royal family and forbidden to ordinary people. retouching fillings as on most of these figures