Chinese Tang Terracotta Practising Polo Player

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.

17 in. (5.6 kg, 43 cm).

The horse in a static pose with its head turned to the left, the female rider bent at waist with her left arm held high in a swinging pose, the other arm held at waist high for holding the reins; painted annulets to the saddle blanket.

Provenance

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

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.04C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12445-226799.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, under accession number 1938,0524.114.

CONDITION

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