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LOT 2396
Chinese Tang Painted Terracotta Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 in. (574 grams, 23 cm).
Hollow-formed columnar figure with moulded detailing, floor-length robe with bell-sleeved jacket; head modelled with hair and cap, neat moustache; some pigment remaining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a gentleman collector.
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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