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LOT 2288
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (6.05 kg, 36 x 27 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
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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