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LOT 2261
Chinese Han Terracotta Dancer
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
18 3/4 in. (5.85 kg, 47.5 cm).
Modelled in the round standing erect in floor-length gown, the arms covered by capacious sleeves and in active pose, the naive facial detailing and textured hair, much pigment remaining.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C118j7 by Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck. 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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