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The results of thermoluminescence tests, Oxford 866b16 and 866b19 are consistent with the dating of this lot
TANG DYNASTY
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TWO LARGE UNGLAZED POTTERY MODELS OF LADEN 'SILK ROAD' CAMELS
tang dynasty
One unusually modelled with a groom of Central Asian origin and wearing a tall hat kneeling astride the double humps, the other with monster-headed panniers across its back resting on simulated leather protective sheets over a saddle cloth draped around the humps, both with some traces of red and black pigment remaining, minor restorations
27in. (68cm.) and 26in. (66cm.) high (2)
tang dynasty
One unusually modelled with a groom of Central Asian origin and wearing a tall hat kneeling astride the double humps, the other with monster-headed panniers across its back resting on simulated leather protective sheets over a saddle cloth draped around the humps, both with some traces of red and black pigment remaining, minor restorations
27in. (68cm.) and 26in. (66cm.) high (2)