Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Standing Warrior

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

14 1/4 in. (4.77 kg, 36 cm).

With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with lion-mask ornament over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots; stern facial expression.

Provenance

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

CONDITION

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LOT 2200