A very similar horse was discovered in the tomb of Li Siben, who died in 675, but whose tomb was not completed until 709, Kaogu, 1986, no. 5, p. 439, fig. 16. Compare, also, the similar horse of large size sold with a groom in these rooms, December 2, 1989, lot 124

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566z52 is consistent with the dating of this lot