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LOT 2219
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Standing Warrior
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
14 in. (6 kg, 35.5 cm).
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with mask ornament to the abdomen over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots placed firmly on a scrolled baseline.
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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