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LOT 2141
Chinese Tang Terracotta Standing Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 3/8 in. (414 grams, 23.6 cm).
Hollow-formed in riding clothes with a shoulder-length hood, cross-over coat held by a girdle, long riding boots; both hands modelled open to accept separate objects. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
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