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LOT 2288
Chinese Han Style Terracotta Head with Headdress
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (883 grams, 18 cm).
Hollow-formed head from a figurine with original pigment, painted facial features and Jinxian Guan hairstyle.
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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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LOT 2288
Chinese Han Style Terracotta Head with Headdress
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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