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LOT 2384

Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER

20 1/4 in. (3.45 kg, 51.5 cm).

Modelled in the round fully armoured soldier wearing a breastplate, armguards, pauldrons and helmet with prominent crest; the armour worn over a coat, closed by a belt, with tight-fitting trousers; both hands held forwards; both feet resting on a dog; traces of pigment to face and helmet.

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 2384

Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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