Grave goods were an important status symbol in ancient China. Depictions of people and items were placed alongside the affluent and important, to keep them company as they travelled through the afterlife.
This large 22in (57cm) high grey earthenware example of a Han Dynasty attendant wearing a flowing long-sleeved robe and retaining its original white slip is priced at £3250 from Ancient Art, a London dealer in antiquities and coins.