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LOT 2308

Chinese Han Terracotta Head

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

4 1/4 in. (478 grams, 10.9 cm).

Hollow-formed with low-relief facial features and flat reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private UK collection.
Acquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.

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LOT 2308

Chinese Han Terracotta Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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