Chinese Han Terracotta Guardian Dog Statue

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

16 3/4 in. (4.65 kg, 24.5 cm high).

Modelled in the round with forelegs set wide and head slightly tilted, integral harness with loop to the rear of the shoulders; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an inconclusive thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124d5.

CONDITION

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LOT 2046