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LOT 2036

Estimate
GBP (£) 2,000 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,390 - 3,580
USD ($) 2,590 - 3,880

CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
16 1/2 in. (5.6 kg, 42 cm high).

Modelled in the round in static pose on a rectangular base, the female rider bent forward with right arm raised; both hands pierced to accept reins (absent).

PROVENANCE:
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124d51 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12157-217630

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