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LOT 2198
Chinese Tang Terracotta Standing Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
11 in. (612 grams, 28 cm).
Modelled in the round wearing a calf-length coat and riding boots, the hair drawn up into a curled lobe, arms placed across the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
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