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LOT 2030
Chinese Tang Terracotta Tomb Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
6 3/4 in. (908 grams, 17 cm).
Modelled in the round standing wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the waist; elaborate headdress and traces of dark pigment; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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