Lot 59. Two grey pottery animal figures, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); 8.9cm length of tortoise; 14cm length of ram (2). Sold for US$3,570 (Estimate US$400 - 600). © Bonhams 2001-2023

Well-modeled and hollowed at the center, the recumbent ram resting on a boulder with a pair of large horns curled behind its ears; together with a realistically modeled tortoise with its head held high, a band of key-fret pattern decorated along the edges of the shell, also hollowed inside with a small opening at the bottom; the figures unglazed showing grey pottery body with earth encrustations.