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LOT 2220
Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
16 in. (5.5 kg, 41 cm high).
Modelled in a kneeling pose wearing a floor-length cross-over coat, hollow to the underside, hands absent.
ProvenanceEx Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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