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LOT 0438
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
14 1/2 in. (1.2 kg, 37 cm high).
Modelled standing facing on a rectangular base with chamfered corners, one hand held within a voluminous sleeve and clutching at her breast, the other gathering her floor length robe at the waist, her hair gathered in an elaborate style on the top of the head.
Provenance
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1979.108, for a comparable example.
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LOT 0438
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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