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LOT 2434
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Figure
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
12 5/8 in. (1.12 kg, 32 cm).
Modelled in the half-round wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the midriff inside the bell-sleeves; dorsal pillar to reverse.
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2434
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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