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LOT 2070
Large Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick with Lying Buddha
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D.
12 3/4 in. (4.2 kg, 32.5 cm wide).
With recess to the obverse, high-relief reclining figure of Buddha with one hand supporting his head.
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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