A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a camel, Tang dynasty | 唐 三彩駱駝

A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a camel

Tang dynasty

唐 三彩駱駝

well modeled standing foursquare on a rectangular slab base, the head raised turning slightly to one side and braying, the two humps gently leaning in opposite directions, the tail flicked over one haunch, the body glazed amber, the longer fur picked out in dark brown, the beast-mask-form saddle bags splashed with amber, straw and green glazes

Height 26⅛ in., 66.5 cm