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LOT 2264
Chinese Tang Terracotta Rabbit
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
10 5/8 in. (2.9 kg, 27 cm).
Modelled in the round in a couchant posture with ears pricked; pigment detailing to the ears, nose and eyes, firing hole to the base.
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.11C26042024 by Laboratory Kotalla.
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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