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LOT 2188
Majapahit Terracotta Group
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (340 grams total, 31-63 mm).
Comprising a decorated pot, four heads and a seated figure (head absent). [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Majapahit Empire, region of Trowulan, Eastern Java, Indonesia,
From the Amanda Barrie collection.
Property of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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