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LOT 1990
Chinese Sui Straw Glazed Figure
SUI DYNASTY, 581-618 A.D. OR LATER
10 3/4 in. (482 grams, 27 cm).
Hollow-formed female figure in floor-length flared robe, hair dressed in two parallel crests, holding a conical vessel to her chest.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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