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LOT 2055
Chinese Tang Terracotta Court Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
15 1/4 in. (2.76 kg, 39 cm).
Standing in a relaxed manner and wearing a long court robe falling down to her feet in heavy pleas, delicate fan pattern to the fabric of the robe, holding a small fan in her hands covered by the voluminous sleeves, hair dressed in a high top-knot, red-painted cheeks.
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g72 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12750-235736.
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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