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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior
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LOT 2126

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior

SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER

11 1/2 in. (3.7 kg, 29 cm).

With arched recess, high-relief figure wearing a cuirass with right arm bent and hand clenched in a fist, left hand supporting a shield with mandorla motif.

Provenance

From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

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LOT 2126

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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