Lot Essay
The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test number 766p5.
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TANG DYNASTY (618-906)
Details
A Chinese painted pottery figure of a horse
Tang Dynasty (618-906)
Modelled standing with the right foreleg raised and the head with open mouth turned slightly to the left, the long wavy mane painted in red, with ducked tail, the body moulded with a saddle, with traces of white slib, red and black pigment, some restorations
42 cm. high
Tang Dynasty (618-906)
Modelled standing with the right foreleg raised and the head with open mouth turned slightly to the left, the long wavy mane painted in red, with ducked tail, the body moulded with a saddle, with traces of white slib, red and black pigment, some restorations
42 cm. high
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