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LOT 2408
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
16 1/8 in. (1.9 kg, 41 cm).
Modelled in the round wearing a tall brim cap, ankle-length robe with long bell-shaped sleeves, proper left arm bent across the chest; standing on a hexagonal-section stepped base; separate posable head.
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2408
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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