Chinese Tang Terracotta Sogdian or Semitic Groom

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER

17 1/4 in. (2.44 kg, 44 cm).

Modelled in the round on a square base, standing wearing a cross-over riding coat closed with a sash at the waist and knee-length boots; hair gathered at the crown of the head; black, pink and other pigments.

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of M.D.
O'Hara collection, 1980.
Ex collection of an Israeli gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 2263