Mingqi tomb figure of Tang dynasty era. Made from earthenware. The figure depicts a female attendant, the figure is seated with one knee bent in front of her and one knee bent behind her. The figure's hair is pulled to a side and she is wearing long robes and has some incisions around the front hem for ornamentation. The figure sits on a thin square base. The figure is covered with a black paint and has remnants of yellow paint and white gesso. The underside of the figure reveals a beige coloured ceramic beneath the paint