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LOT 1640
Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
16 5/8 in. (3.35 kg, 42.3 cm high).
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, the Bactrian camel with head held erect and tail curled across the rump; hollow to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C123n48 from Oxford Authentication.
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