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LOT 2319
Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian Dragon Pair
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
20 3/4 - 21 in. (23.55 kg total, 52.5-53.5 cm high).
Each with elongated body leonine legs and paws with spurs to the joints, head thrown back and mouth gaping, tongue protruding and beard extending to the chest, two curved goat's horns; lateral 'wing' to outer flank; some pigment; some restoration. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired from a gallery in Hong Kong.
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s.
Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s.
Accompanied by an original of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k89 by Oxford Authentication for one of the pair.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12885-240555.
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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