A painted pottery figure of an equestrian, Tang dynasty
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June 27, 03:33 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
Height 13 in., 33 cm
Sotheby's New York, 30th November 2023, lot 1086.
Myth, Devotion and the Material World, Weisbrod, New York, 1997, cat. no. 30.
Compare a buff pottery figure of a horse and rider similarly clutching a tiger excavated from the tomb of Princess Yongtai (685-701). Another similar painted pottery example sold in these rooms, 22nd March 1995, lot 206. See also a pair with a cat and a dog on the saddle, sold in these rooms, 22nd March 2001, lot 76, and again 23rd March 2019, lot 1532.