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LOT 1972
Chinese Tang Painted Dancing Ladies Pair
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 1/2 in. (1.01 kg total, 24-24.5 cm).
Each in vigorous pose with sash draped from one shoulders, one arm raised and the other resting on the hip; painted detailing to face, hair and costume; hollow to the underside. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by an inconclusive thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124x99.
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