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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.
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 2054
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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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.
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round in meditating pose with eyes half-closed and a utpala flower to each upper arm, hands raised in a mudra. 1.2 kg, 19.5 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.
