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LOT 2117
Chinese Han Terracotta Head of an Attendant
HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 206-220 A.D. OR LATER
3 3/4 in. (270 grams total, 94 mm).
Formed in the round with stylised facial features and an elaborate hairstyle; polychrome painted detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection of K.G.; formed in the 1980s.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
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