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LOT 2054

Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician

NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER

10 1/2 in. (1 kg, 27 cm).

Dressed in a long robe with her feet emerging from beneath the hem, hands raised to hold an object; hair dressed in an elaborate coiffure; repaired.

Provenance

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.

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LOT 2054

Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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