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Two pottery figures of ladies
late Sui/early Tang Dynasty

comprising a straw-glazed female equestrian figure, and an unglazed standing figure with traces of pigmentation
27cm and 28.5cm high

PROVENANCE
The standing figure, Jane Carnegie Melbourne, 14 March 1987
The Estate of the Late Tony and Christina Nicholas, Melbourne

  • Condition: the equestrian figure - the glaze somewhat degraded, various previous repairs to the rider's neck, each of the horse's legs and elsewhere

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