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LOT 2605
Chinese Han Terracotta Animal Figure
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
2 1/2 in. (53 grams, 63 mm).
Stylised animal with short, splayed legs and an elongated neck, conical muzzle and large ears. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Denis Young Antiques and Books, Perthshire, UK, in the 1990s.
From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.
Accompanied by an original handwritten sales receipt.
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