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LOT 1954
Chinese Wei Terracotta Seated Children Pair
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
6 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (1.56 kg total, 16.5-17 cm).
Each modelled in the round in squatting pose wearing loose-fitting robes, with shaven head and forelock; holding a ball; much pigment remaining; hollow to the underside. [2]
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Accompanied by an indeterminate thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124d52 for one of the figures from Oxford Authentication.
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