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THBChinese Tang Dynasty Polychrome Camel TL Tested
Lot 76b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A handsome and hollow terracotta statue of a camel, featuring saddlebags in the form of monstrous faces upon his humped back. The camel stands on its own, with four long legs attached to the integrated flat platform. The camel's head is raised up with an alert expression, and details are painted (rather than glazed, as others were) with black, brown, white, and red pigments which are still vivid on the saddle bags, body, and camel's face. The fierce-faced saddlebags may have been designed as masks to frighten evil spirits and protect the deceased. The belly of the camel has a large opening that acts as a vent hole. The intricate details are remarkable and well preserved, including the long eyelashes around the camel's expressive eyes! Size: 14" L x 4.5" W x 15.75" H (35.6 cm x 11.4 cm x 40 cm)
Camels symbolized wealth and commerce in early Chinese culture. The Silk Road was established during the Han Dynasty, and connected China to central Asia, India, Persia, Africa, and southeastern Asia; creating vast trade networks and ushering China into a golden age. The Bactrian camel carried most of the trade goods and came to represent this age of prosperity. To reach these far destinations, merchants traveled through the harsh Taklamakan Desert, and the Bactrian camel was vital to this transport because of its abilities to go without water for a week, to travel 30 miles a day, and to withstand very hot and very cold temperatures, all while carrying hundreds of pounds on its back!
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#161717Expected surface wear, plus hairline fissures and fading of pigments. Earthen encrustations and light mineral deposits.Condition
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