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LOT 2377
Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian Figure Pair
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 1/2 - 10 3/4 in. (4.85 kg total, 24-27.5 cm).
Comprising: a figure with crouching canine body and integral caricature human face open to the rear; similar with grotesque snarling canine head. [2]
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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