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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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LOT 2264

Chinese Tang Terracotta Rabbit

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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