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Set of Five Chinese Sancai Female Attendant Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Sancai Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Sancai Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Sancai Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 13 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 10.25 in W 3 in D 2.5 in
Blue Glazed Chinese Mingqi Spirit Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Stone Warrior Statue with Fu Dog
Located in Chicago, IL
the life-size burial figures that guarded important Chinese tombs, this stone warrior makes for a
Category

20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 8.5 in W 2 in D 1.25 in
Green Glazed Chinese Mingqi Spirit Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 8.75 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in
Chinese Yellow Glazed Mingqi Spirit Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 9.75 in W 3 in D 2.75 in
Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures were warriors
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
H 8 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in
Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in South Burlington, VT
contained large stone burial chambers. Unglazed pottery figures called Haniwa were often buried under the
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
indeed came from Jaina Island, it is most probably the head of a figurine that served as a burial gift
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Large Ancient Japanese Tall Elite Haniwa Horse, 593-710 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
contained large stone burial chambers. Unglazed pottery figures called Haniwa were often buried under the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Tang Dynasty Glazes Ceramic Horse, 7th-10th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
. These burial ceramic figures were planted in tombs to accompany there owners in the after life. This
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Old Vintage Elite Haniwa Horse Gilt Censer
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Kofun mounds contained large stone burial chambers. Unglazed pottery figures called Haniwa were often
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Haniwa Burial Figures Halloween Sculpture Jack-o'-lantern Ghost
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mid-20th Century Replicas. Interesting ghost-like figural sculptures, of Man and Woman, 13 and 12 inches high. Terracotta mixed with paper or paper clay, exact age unknown, procured...
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Vintage 1960s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

A Fine Vintage African Mask on Custom Made Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
tribe and mostly seen in metal covered ancestral worship burial figures that are attached to baskets
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Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Japan Gilt Horse Candle Lantern & Censer Ancient Kofun Pattern
Located in South Burlington, VT
large stone burial chambers. Unglazed pottery figures called Haniwa were often buried under the
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Han Burial Figures
Located in Larkspur, CA
Han Burial Figures of Officials Dressed in Robes. Northern Qi Dynasty. Circa 550 b.c - 577
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Statues

Han Burial Figures
Han Burial Figures
H 11 in W 3 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Han Dynasty Earthenware Burial Statues
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese earthenware burial statues. The tall figures with slender legs and individually modeled
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figyure of Shar Pei Dog - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
. During the Han Dynasty, dog figures like this one held significant cultural and symbolic meanings. These
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

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Burial Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of burial figures for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique burial figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, pottery and terracotta. There are 132 antique and vintage burial figures for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Burial figures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of burial figures to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Baroque burial figures are of considerable interest. Burial figures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Lucien Gibert, Paul Philippe and William Goodall are consistently popular.

How Much are Burial Figures?

Prices for burial figures start at $95 and top out at $1,100,000 with the average selling for $4,200.