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LOT 2678
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
TANG DYNASTY, 618-906 A.D.
15 3/4 in. (5.3 kg, 40 cm high).
Modelled in the round with saddlecloth and saddlebags with grotesque face ornament; remains of pigment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Northumberland collection, acquired from Ancient World, York, UK, 2003.
Ex Dore & Rees.
Accompanied by a copy of an Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence report no.C125q19.
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LOT 2678
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
Indonesia, 4th-3rd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Semi-circular, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. 310 grams, 18.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Ming Green Glazed Jar
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with broad sloping shoulder and rolled rim to the mouth; glazed finish (chipped). 770 grams, 15 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
