Camel and Rider

Arts of Asia

Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

China

Sculptors of tomb figures keenly observed and then skillfully rendered in clay the caravans of Bactrian camels. These animals were led by grooms who hailed from the Taklamakan Desert located in China’s northwestern border regions. In Tang-dynasty China, camels were novelties, considered auspicious because their packs carried valuable goods from the West.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Camel and Rider
Place: China (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 701 CE–750 CE
Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes
Dimensions: 86.3 × 66 × 25.5 cm (34 × 26 × 10 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Bertha Palmer Thorne
Reference Number: 1969.788a-b
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