Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Camel with TL The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was one of the greatest in Imperial Chinese history. The Tang Era is heralded as a golden age. It witnessed the prosperity of culture, economy, diplomacy and politics under a unified government. A finely moulded Chinese Tang Dynasty light terracotta tomb figure depicting a naturalistically rendered Bactrian camel. The animal is portrayed standing on four legs and features two prominent humps rising from its back and a long neck which smoothly terminates into a slightly raised head. The mouth is presented open with the tongue sensitively painted in visible red pigment. The camel is shown carrying a saddle on an oval blanket or saddle cloth along with some baggage. Much of the original pigments, which would have been applied after firing, is still visible to the statuettes surface, including white, red, black and yellow pigments. Attached TL test and import certificate from Spain. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner to an English gallery. Former private collection (1990s). Former Hong Kong gallery. The Supplier warrants that he obtained this lot legally. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territory: all our objects will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.