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LOT 2335
Chinese Tang Terracotta Pair of Boys
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
5 5 1/2 in. (1.2 kg total, 13-14 cm).
Both seated on the floor and wearing a long blue robe with red and ochre trims, and a black belt; one wearing a conical green cap and holding the stem of a lotus flower; the other with a shaven head except for a small tuft of hair on the top of the head, holding a large fruit(?) close to his body. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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