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LOT 2324

Chinese Han Style Terracotta Dancer

HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER

19 3/4 in. (4.25 kg, 50 cm).

Wearing a floor-length robe with flared hem, hands extended inside long sleeves with heater-shaped finials, centre-parted hair; traces of pigment to the collar, cap and elsewhere; some restoration.

Provenance

Acquired from a gallery in Hong Kong.
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s.
Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s.

Accompanied by an original of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k82 by Oxford Authentication.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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With Thermoluminescence Analysis Report

LOT 2324

Chinese Han Style Terracotta Dancer

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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