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LOT 2133
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Crouching Figure
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
16 1/2 in. (10 kg, 42 cm).
With high-relief image of a crouching figure wearing a paridhana loincloth and with ropework bracelets to his biceps and wrists; hair drawn up in a topknot, with grimacing facial features and bulging eyes.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2133
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Crouching Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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