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LOT 2169
Chinese Tang Guardian Soldier Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
21 1/4 in. (4.35 kg, 54 cm high).
Modelled armoured and triumphantly trampling a creature beneath his feet, his helmet topped with a fierce-looking mythical bird, his right arm raised with clenched fist, the left placed defiantly on his hip; polygonal base below; remains of polychrome pigmentation.
ProvenanceFrom Maa Oriental Gallery, Bath, UK; and a West Country collection, 1990-2000.
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LOT 2169
Chinese Tang Guardian Soldier Figure
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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