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LOT 2316
Chinese Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (2.95 kg, 30 x 14 cm).
Rectangular block with recess to obverse, Buddha standing on a dais with hands raised in greeting.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
From a London, UK, collection.
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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Chinese Ming Style Terracotta Figure
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Hollow-formed and modelled in the round wearing long flowing robes, holding a lunate bowl in his cupped hands. 490 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a forest scenery to the lid. 265 grams total, 54-63 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Warrior
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £351
Hollow-formed guardian figure wearing armour and helmet, standing erect with arms bent and hands hollow to accept a spear (absent). 4.85 kg, 51 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
