TANG HORSE
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| Work: | TANG HORSE |
| Location: | China |
| Date: | 8th Century AD (Tang Dynasty, 618–906 AD) |
| Medium: | Large, hollow, terracotta Tang horse with raised foreleg and rear aperture for hair from the actual animal on which the model was sculpted; remnants of polychrome decoration; unglazed |
| Size: | Excluding base: H 57 x W 46 x D 17 cm (22½ x 18 x 6¾ in) Including base: H 60.5 x W 46 x 17 cm (23¾ x 18 x 6¾ in) |
| Mounted: | Mounted and inset in wooden base (modern) |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the previous owner in the Far East in 1987 and certified and dated by Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence testing (TL): Oxford Authentification is the world’s foremost laboratory for thermoluminescence testing. |
| Price: | SOLD |
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