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Funerary Sculpture of a Bactrian Camelmiddle Tang dynasty, about 700-800

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Glazed ceramic sculpture of a Bactrian camel with chestnut-brown and amber glaze, mouth open, carrying a load of cargo in green and cream between its two humps
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Funerary Sculpture of a Bactrian Camel
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
middle Tang dynasty, about 700-800
Medium
Molded earthenware with molded, modeled, and applied decoration and polychrome (sancai) glaze
Dimensions
35 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 10 in. (90.17 × 77.47 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
46.16.22
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Burkett, Richard and Nelson, Glen C. Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook. Fort Worth, TX: Thompson Learning, Inc., 2002.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1993, vol. 31, no. 1-11 (January-November, 1993).
  • Gilbert, Rita. Living with Art. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001.
  • Kuwayama, George. Funerary Art of China: Han Through T'ang Dynasties. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.