Chinese Tang Terracotta Polo Player

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.

18 3/4 in. (6 kg total, 47.5 cm long).

The white horse in a dynamic pose with its legs and head extended, painted detailing to the harness and saddle blanket; female rider in a tight-fitting red robe with long sleeves, left arm raised and the right arm held behind her back; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.09C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.

CONDITION

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LOT 2348