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LOT 2120

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Crouching Buddha

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

11 1/2 in. (5.5 kg, 19 cm).

With recessed tondo, crouching figure of Buddha with string of prayer-beads in his left hand.

Provenance

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

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LOT 2120

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Crouching Buddha

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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