A Chinese unglazed pottery figure of a horse, on a rectangular plinth, 25cm high, Tang dynasty (A

A Chinese unglazed pottery figure of a horse, on a rectangular plinth, 25cm high, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907), The above dating has been confirmed by thermoluminescent test at Research for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, sample number 381e11, obtained 15th June 1983.

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