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LOT 2181
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Figure
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
12 5/8 in. (1.7 kg, 32 cm high).
Unglazed hollow-formed female figure modelled in the round, dressed in a floor-length robe with her hands clenched at her waist, rounded face with stylised detailing.
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.
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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Fine condition.
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Satsuma Lidded Gilt Ceramic Box
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Discoid in plan, squat bowl with basal ring, shallow lid with central knop handle; lid with dense gilt scheme of busts and patterned clothing; sidewall with dragons; inside lid, two gilt scholars with a scroll, inside bowl a crouching scholar. 56 grams, 63 mm wide
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
