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LOT 2319
Chinese Tang Terracotta Riding Court Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
20 1/4 in. (6 kg, 51.5 cm).
The horse in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, copious flowing mane; the female rider with upright posture, wearing an ankle-length robe with long bell sleeves, scooped shoulder panels and raised collar, white underdress with long tubular sleeves, hair piled in an elaborate bun.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.12C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.13.220.69, for a less elaborate example.
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