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LOT 2260
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 2260
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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