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LOT 2398
Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
17 1/8 in. (3.4 kg, 43.5 cm high).
Modelled in the round with saddlecloth, remains of pigment and scrolled tendril design.
ProvenanceAcquired from a gallery in Hong Kong.
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s.
Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s.
Accompanied by an original of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k85 by Oxford Authentication.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Each a wide bowl with stepped rim, outlines of painted floral motifs to the inner face. 1.41 kg total, 22.7-23 cm
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In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
