The styles of pottery figures varied tremendously as time parsed by. The typical one for the Tang dynasty is the standing lady with its big he tuft

loose rote and round body to reflect the“fat”fashion at that time. Forty thee Painted pottery of staznding“lady”were studied using thermoluminescence dating techniques. The results indicate that genuine figures have similar TL characteristics

such as shape of TL glow curves

equivalent doses and TL sensitivity to irradiation dose

which are significantly different from faked ones. Even artificial irradiation cannot simulate these TL characteristics.