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LOT 0439
Chinese Tang Terracotta Dragon
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
16 1/4 in. (5.85 kg, 41.5 cm wide).
Elongated piriform body with fluted panels to the chest and flanks, white and red pigment, square socket between the shoulders; restored with earlier elements.
Provenance
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C118j1 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.203477.
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