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A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAMEL
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The Bactrian camel is modelled standing foursquare on a rectangular base 唐 三彩陶駱駝
with its head held high and its mouth open. It is covered all over in an amber 來源:
glaze. An oval blanket with a pleated border is draped over its humps and 於1999年5月前購自英國
detailed with green and cream splashes.
22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm.) high 此器經牛津熱釋光測年法測試(編號C199q99), 證實與本圖錄之斷代符合
£4,000-6,000 US$5,200-7,700
€4,400-6,600
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the UK prior to May 1999.
The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Test number
C199q99, dated 18 May 1999, is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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