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LOT 2587
Chinese Han Terracotta Sleeping Dog
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (118 grams, 12.4 cm).
Hollow-form figure of a guardian dog with a stocky body, the head resting on its forepaws. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Denis Young Antiques and Books, Perthshire, UK, in the 1990s.
From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.
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