China - Important Balcony House - Han Dynasty (206 Bc - 220) - Tl

Large house with terracotta balcony with green glaze, lead enamel. The roof is rectangular with tiles representing a thatched roof. The front legs are zoomorphic in shape with traces of orange polychrome. An important balcony decorated with different relief patterns is supported by two supports in the form of clusters (have found its same forms in support on the front of the roof). Three windows are positioned above the balcony (two rectangular and the central half-moon). Traces of iridescence in several places. Period: Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220). Dimensions: Height: 58 cm; Length: 53 cm; width: 28cm A thermoluminescence test from QED Laboratoire confirming the dating accompanies the piece.