A painted grey pottery figure of a camel and rider
Tang dynasty
Shown standing foursquare with braying head thrown back, laden with a bulging sack moulded on either side to the ends with a monster mask, two skeins and various rolled carpets above the fitted felt cloth scored with a geometric pattern, surmounted by a rider playing the mouth-organ, wearing a short tunic with tightly fitting trousers, the the incised black hair parted in the middle and cut around the face, traces of white slip. ochre, brick-red, red-orange and black, some restorations
51.5 cm. high
A painted grey pottery figure of a camel and rider
Tang dynasty
Shown standing foursquare with braying head thrown back, laden with a bulging sack moulded on either side to the ends with a monster mask, two skeins and various rolled carpets above the fitted felt cloth scored with a geometric pattern, surmounted by a rider playing the mouth-organ, wearing a short tunic with tightly fitting trousers, the the incised black hair parted in the middle and cut around the face, traces of white slip. ochre, brick-red, red-orange and black, some restorations
51.5 cm. high
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