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LOT 2025
Large Chinese Wei Terracotta Greeting Female
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D.
24 in. (5.25 kg, 61 cm high).
Modelled in the round wearing a floor-length tight-fitting gown and long-sleeved undergarment; arms extended in a gesture of welcome; painted detailing to the face and hair.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124a3 from Oxford Authentication.
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