Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. C101j5 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADEN CAMEL
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-557)
Details
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADEN CAMEL
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-557)
The camel is shown standing on a rectangular base with head slightly raised, its two humps fitted with a saddle cloth, and is laden with a folded blanket, a fish and a weasel hung on one side, a hare, a boar and a flask on the other, and has traces of red, orange, white and malachite color.
9 1/8 in. (23 cm.) high
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-557)
The camel is shown standing on a rectangular base with head slightly raised, its two humps fitted with a saddle cloth, and is laden with a folded blanket, a fish and a weasel hung on one side, a hare, a boar and a flask on the other, and has traces of red, orange, white and malachite color.
9 1/8 in. (23 cm.) high
Provenance
In Hong Kong prior to 1999.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002.