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LOT 2182
Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel Fragment Group
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
1/2 - 10 1/2 in. (1.77 kg total, 1.2-26.5 cm).
Including fragments of the camel's body, saddle and other elements. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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