Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566j74 is consistent with the dating of this lot
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EQUESTRIAN TANG DYNASTY
The female rider with right arm held to her side, the left forward as if to hold reins, wearing a pale amber scarf, cream-colored long-sleeved tunic and long green skirt, seated astride a muscular horse standing four-square and with mouth open, the head, one side of the mane and tail covered in a cream- colored glaze, the remainder of the body of yellowish-amber color, restored, base a replacement--15 1/8in. (38.5cm.) high
The female rider with right arm held to her side, the left forward as if to hold reins, wearing a pale amber scarf, cream-colored long-sleeved tunic and long green skirt, seated astride a muscular horse standing four-square and with mouth open, the head, one side of the mane and tail covered in a cream- colored glaze, the remainder of the body of yellowish-amber color, restored, base a replacement--15 1/8in. (38.5cm.) high