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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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