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    Sale 8193

    European and Asian Decorative Arts Including Pre-Columbian

    New York, East

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    22 December 1998

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    • A GLAZED FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN
    Lot 77

    A GLAZED FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL

    TANG DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)

    Price realised

    USD 2,530

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 4,000

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    A GLAZED FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL
    tang dynasty (8th century)
    Standing foursquare on long legs upon a rectangular base, its long neck help up to support the well-modelled head, its two humps standing straight surrounded by a simple blanket, covered in a glaze of deep amber and straw
    17 in. high

    Provenance

    Sotheby's London, 15 July 1980, lot 27

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