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LOT 0437
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
CHINESE HAN TERRACOTTA MALE FIGURE
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
22 in. (6.1 kg, 56 cm high).
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
22 in. (6.1 kg, 56 cm high).
Modelled standing, wearing a floor-length courtly robe, arms folded within sleeves at the waist, stylised facial features; remains of polychrome pigmentation.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e80 from Oxford Authentication.
LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2000.662.1a, b, for similar.
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AUCTIONS:
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