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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.

Provenance

From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C123n48 from Oxford Authentication.

CONDITION

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LOT 1640

Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820

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