Tomb Figure of a Kneeling Camel with Driver, 618-906
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Red earthenware with traces of slip and polychromyexpand_more
Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsburyexpand_more 50.46.178a,b
On View in Gallery 208expand_more
This well-modeled Bactrian camel and his central Asian driver reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Tang art. The camel was the primary beast of burden along the great caravan routes which linked Tang China with Central Asia and the Middle East. This surly beast, as well as the various foreign peoples which thronged the great markets of Ch'ang-an and Lo-yang, became favorite and exotic subjects for the observant Tang potters.
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- Tomb Figure of a Kneeling Camel with Driver
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