Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566j89 are consistent with the dating of this lot
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A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY
Realistically modeled with right front leg raised as if to paw, with thick muscular arched neck, well-defined haunches and open mouth below flared nostrils, wearing a plain saddle picked-out in bright orange pigment placed over a long rectangular mud shield with irregular hem, retaining pale pink and red pigment over areas of white slip and burial encrustation, repairs--29in. (73.6cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY
Realistically modeled with right front leg raised as if to paw, with thick muscular arched neck, well-defined haunches and open mouth below flared nostrils, wearing a plain saddle picked-out in bright orange pigment placed over a long rectangular mud shield with irregular hem, retaining pale pink and red pigment over areas of white slip and burial encrustation, repairs--29in. (73.6cm.) high