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LOT 0437
Chinese Han Terracotta Male Figure
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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e80 from Oxford Authentication.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2000.662.1a, b, for similar.
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