Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse Standing with Head Down
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.. With extended neck and head bent forward, mouth open to chew the grass, ears pinned back; saddle and saddle-rug modelled integrally; tail cropped and bound; salmon-pink pigment to the saddle.
13.35 kg, 61 cm wide (24 in.).
Ex West Country collection, Bath, 1990s.Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.CJ182522022 from Laboratory Kotalla.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11913-207699.
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