Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 15 October 2018

Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 56 900
Lot 222
  • A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang Dynasty, 618-907
  • A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang Dynasty, 618-907


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 900

About this Item

A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang Dynasty, 618-907

standing four-square on a rectangular base, its head turned slightly to one side, the unglazed firing cracks, glaze fritting chips, with restorations, 65cm high

Notes

Accompanied by a Thermoluminescence Certificate from the Oxford University, Laboratory number 766a64, 24th August 1994.



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