Lot Essay
The results of Oxford Thermoluminescence tests, nos.766g42 and 766g41, are consistent with the dating of this lot.
TANG DYNASTY
Details
A FINE PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY HORSES
tang dynasty
One strongly modelled standing four-square, the head slightly inclined to the left, ears pricked and jaws agape, the back with a square saddle-cloth and saddle, the tail bound, the other similarly modelled with head and neck inclined to the left, standing with the right foreleg raised, the back with saddle-cloth and saddle, with an aperture for the insertion of a tail, some restoration
20 in. (51 cm.) wide (2)
tang dynasty
One strongly modelled standing four-square, the head slightly inclined to the left, ears pricked and jaws agape, the back with a square saddle-cloth and saddle, the tail bound, the other similarly modelled with head and neck inclined to the left, standing with the right foreleg raised, the back with saddle-cloth and saddle, with an aperture for the insertion of a tail, some restoration
20 in. (51 cm.) wide (2)