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LOT 2052
Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
11 in. (4 kg, 28 cm high).
Bactrian camel modelled in the round in a kneeling pose on a polygonal base; saddle bags heavily laden with goods; semi-naturalistic anatomical and facial detailing, short tail held aloft; remains of polychrome painted pigment.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k20 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, p.105, for a comparable figure.
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