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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
2298
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN
CAMEL
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The realistically modeled beast is shown standing foursquare on a
rectangular base, with head tilted back as it brays, and covered in
amber and cream glaze. The two tall humps rise from the opening in
the saddle cloth, which is splash-glazed in green, amber and cream.
22º in. (56.5 cm.) high
$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE:
The Hartman Galleries, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida, July 1983.
唐 三彩陶雙峰駱駝
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