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A STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY EQUESTRIAN 唐 三彩騎馬陶俑
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The horse is naturalistically modelled standing foursquare on a rectangular 來源:英國私人珍藏,1996年前購自香港
base with the head held up and looking slightly to one side. The amber-glazed 此器經牛津熱釋光測年法測試(測試編號C117p18)，證實
rider is modelled wearing long-sleeved robes, with his head and cap left
unglazed. The horse is decorated with an amber mane and amber-splashes on 與本圖錄之斷代符合。
a straw-coloured body.
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
£6,000-8,000 $8,500-11,000
€6,900-9,200
PROVENANCE
Private English collection, assembled in Hong Kong prior to 1996.
The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Test number
C117p18 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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