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A RARe PAINTed gRAy POTTeRy FIguRe
OF A KNeelINg bAcTRIAN cAMel
Weight: 4.2 kg
China, early Tang Dynasty, 7th century. Shown in the process of either Dimensions: Length 34 cm
lowering itself to the ground or rising, its neck and head pointed
straight forward and its mouth partially open to expose the teeth, The back heavily laden with a large pack showing a central slit and tied
with deeply scored patches of hair on the head, neck, upper legs and together on either side above a long cloth folded below the packing-boards
humps. and flanked by twists of cloth and suspended flasks on one side and slain
prey on the other. With traces of red, black, white and ochre pigment.
Provenance: A Czech private collection.
Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 2000. Dr. Mons Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related kneeling Bactrian
Fischer, acquired from the above. A camel at Christies New york in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 18
seasoned private collector of modern and September 1997, lot 353, sold for USD $32,200.
contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also
acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 罕見的彩繪駱駝灰陶俑
1980s, eventually building one of the most 中國，唐代早期，七世紀。如圖所示，駱駝在蹲下或站立起來的過程中其脖子和頭部
important collections of its kind in Austria. Dr. and Mrs. Mons Fischer 筆直指向前方，嘴巴部分張開以露出牙齒，頭部、頸部、大腿和背部上可見鬃毛。
condition: Some repair as generally
expected from Han dynasty excavations. 來源：一個捷克私人老收藏。維也納Zacke藝廊，2002年。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上
述藝廊。Dr. Mons Fischer是一位經驗豐富的現代和當代藝術私人收藏家，從1980年
Losses, fissures and encrustations. Three drilled holes 代開始收藏中國藝術品，最終在奧地利建立了此類藏品最重要的收藏之一。
from sample-taking. Overall good condition. 品相：漢代考古發掘普遍進行的一些修復。 缺損、裂縫和結殼。測試所需的樣品採
scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis 集產生的三個鑽孔。
report issued by Oxford Authentication on February 隨附牛津熱釋光測試檢測證書拷貝
6th, 2020, based on sample number C120a66, sets 重量：4.2公斤
尺寸：長34厘米
the firing date of three samples taken at 900 – 1500
years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford
Authentication, is accompanying this lot. estimate euR 3.000,-
Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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