Figurine of a Female Court Attendant, 4th-3rd century BCE, 23 1/4 x 4 3/16 x 4 5/8 in. ( x x cm) (without mount), Wood with lacquer pigments, China, 4th-3rd century BCE, Distinct regional styles flourished during the late Bronze Age and one of the most important regarding the production of ancient lacquer was the southern state of Zhu. During the Warring States Period 475 - 221 , wooden human figures were placed in Zhu tombs as substitutes for the sacrificial human victims that were often interred in important burials during the earlier phases of the Bronze Age

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