Ming-k’i Gallery

Standing ox
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD).
China, Yunnan province, Dian kingdom.
Bronze; Height: 26.0 cm – Length: 35.0 cm – Depth: 13.0 cm.

Decorated beaker, “kero
Late Intermediate (1000 – 1450 AD).
Peru, northern coastal zone – Chimú.
Gold; Height: 14.5 cm – Diameter: 10.5 cm.

Mask of an idealized face
Whitish-green alabaster.
Height 14,6 cm – Width 16,0 cm – Depth 8,5 cm.
Mexico, Teotihuacán-culture.
Classic period (450 – 750 A.D.).

Striding horse and his foreign groom
Grey pottery, with remains of polychrome painting.
Horse, height 48,0 cm – length 48,0 cm ; groom, height 34,0 cm.
China, Shanxi-province.
Tang-dynasty (618 – 907 A.D.), late 7th century.

Two llamas, votive offerings
Gold. Height: 10.5 and 8.5 cm – Length: 10.4 and 7.8 cm.
Andean countries (Peru) – Inca Empire. Recent period (1450 – 1533 AD).
Large neighing horse
Hinoki wood and remains of polychromy. Height : 95,0 cm – Length : 76,5 cm – Depth : 21,0 cm.
China, Gansu or Xinjiang province. Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).
Twelve animals of the zodiac, shengxiao
Terra cotta. Height: 20.5 to 23.0 cm.
China, Shaanxi province. Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD), late 7th century