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LOT 2063
Large Chinese Han Terracotta Horse Torso
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
15 3/4 in. (9.95 kg total, 40 cm high).
Modelled with head erect and ears pricked, painted harness and bride detailing; socket for the separate tail. [2]
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124a4 from Oxford Authentication.
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