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PAIR OF CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE ATTENDANTS - TL TESTED.
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PAIR OF CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE ATTENDANTS - TL TESTED.
Estimate £600 - £1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE ATTENDANTS - TL TESTED.
Tang dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907.
A pair of terracotta female attendants, from left to right: a standing figure in a long robe, her hair dressed in a high topknot, holding a water jug at her side with one hand and raising the other across the chest; and a smaller attendant in a long robe, her hair arranged in looped side knots, holding a water jug before her. Traces of red, white, green and black pigment remain on the garments and heads.
For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1997.442.7.1.
Size: 280-340mm x 75-90mm; Weight: 1.91kg
Provenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed before 2000 on the UK /European art markets.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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