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LOT 479

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,356

CHINESE CERAMIC BULL FIGURINE
TANG DYNASTY, 618-906 AD
16 1/2" (5.3 kg, 42 cm).

A finely modelled bull figurine, standing on a rhomboidal base; the pose advancing with head raised; harness modelled to the rump, flanks and head, with domed bosses and gilded trefoil pendants; red pigment to the body.

PROVENANCE:
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.

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