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LOT 2160
Chinese Tang Standing Terracotta Warrior
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
18 in. (4.5 kg, 46 cm).
Standing on a square base, wearing military armour and a helmet with curving lappets, holding his left arm bent at the elbow with a shallow socket to the fist, right hand held at the hip.
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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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