A Large Chinese Polychromed White Marble Figure of a Tomb Dignitary Liao/Jin Dynasty, 10th/11th century AD The hair pulled back above a downcast expression between pendulant ears, holding a pearl of wisdom and draped in long robes with a tied ribbon at the front. Height 31 1/2 inches Provenance: Purchased August 14, 1991 from J.J. Lally & Co., New York, NY; sold with original receipt CEstates of WR Appleby and Elinor Appleby