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LOT 2312
Chinese Tang Terracotta Court Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
21 1/4 in. (3.5 kg, 54 cm high).
Modelled in the round with elaborate openwork hairstyle, slender waist with scooped detailing to the robe, arms bent and hands in ceremonial posture, painted detailing to face.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.22CM180321 by Laboratory Kotalla.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12562-231125.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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