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LOT 2042
Chinese Tang Terracotta Bull
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
8 5/8 in. (980 grams, 22 cm long).
Hollow-formed bull modelled in the round with vent to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorth Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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