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LOT 2203
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
9 3/4 in. (290 grams, 24.6 cm).
Trapezoidal, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Asian art market before 2000.
Ex property of a UK gallery.
See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B., The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B., Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives, Vol. 28, no. 1.
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South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
4th-3rd century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Trapezoidal, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. 290 grams, 24.6 cm
Acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. Ex property of a UK gallery.
