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LOT 2003
Chinese Tang Bronze Horseman Pendant
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.2 grams, 43 mm).
Openwork pendant of a merchant horseman modelled in low relief with loop attached to the head, arms held at the lap, saddlecloth to the horse's back, sinuous curved tendrils beneath the horse's hooves. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired Portobello Road, London, in 1996.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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