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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]

Provenance

Previously 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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LOT 2377

Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian Figure Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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