PAIR OF CHINESE TERRACOTTA STANDING MUSICIANS - TL TESTED. Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907. A pair of female musicians. The figures are dressed in long robes with a short-sleeved, cropped overjacket; the outfits are painted with green pigments, with their hair arranged in a high topknot. The standing figures are playing the flute and pan panpipe respectively. Female musicians were often employed directly at court as skilled performers. These ladies may come from noble families or were selected according to their outstanding performance. They would perform in ceremonies, festivities, as well as banquets, highlighting the Tang court's appreciation for music. Size: 350-350mm x 90-95mm; Weight: 2.3kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.