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LOT 2045
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady on Horseback
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
17 1/8 in. (4.25 kg total, 43.5 cm high).
Modelled as a standing horse with detachable female rider; rider with dressed hair, ample sleeves, layered robes and painted face; horse with curved neck and bowed head, ears pricked; painted face, bridle, harness and saddle blanket. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a Hong Kong Collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124a6 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12098-213520.
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