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Three painted pottery equestrian figures Tang Dynasty image 1
Three painted pottery equestrian figures Tang Dynasty image 2
Lot 1334

Three painted pottery equestrian figures
Tang Dynasty

Withdrawn
Amended
28 July 2009, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

US$3,000 - US$5,000

Three painted pottery equestrian figures

Tang Dynasty
Each of Central Asian type with a heavy beard framing his lively face: one figure riding his horse at a gallop, the second one strumming a pipa and the third playing his drums while their mounts stand at rest.
15in (38cm) height of tallest figure

Footnotes

Note: the result of the University of Hong Kong thermoluminescence authenticity test laboratory number 9798, 12 March 1997, on the center figure is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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