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LOT 2419

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
11 3/8 in. (1.95 kg, 29 cm).

Horse in erect pose with integrally modelled harness and bridle, saddle and saddlecloth, rider with lobed spurs to his headgear, textured cuirass, arms extended to hold reins (absent).

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