Camel and Rider

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Camel and Rider

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Date
Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century
Medium
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes
Culture
China
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
32532

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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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Gift of Bertha Palmer Thorne

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AAT300301253

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