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LOT 2360

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile

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

11 3/4 in. (5.65 kg, 30 cm).

Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a figural group: a single character to the right with right hand extended towards a standing facing figure and a second female figure behind. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Previously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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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LOT 2360

Chinese Song Terracotta Tile

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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