Sale 6785
London, South Kensington
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16 March 1995
Price realised
GBP 338
Estimate
A Chinese buff pottery 'stick figure' modelled as standing naked man, the head facing straight forward and the hair pulled back in a knot, some black pigment remaining --22½in. (57cm.) high, Han Dynasty, (restored.) See Illustration.
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