IMPORTANT HAND PAINTED TERRACOTTA BACTRIAN CAMEL

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IMPORTANT HAND PAINTED TERRACOTTA BACTRIAN CAMEL - TANG

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IMPORTANT HAND PAINTED TERRACOTTA BACTRIAN CAMEL - TANG

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Sold Date: 02/14/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

The past twelve months have been the most successful ever since we are on eBay. Last December we even received the POWERSELLER OF THE YEAR 2006 award. However, we feel that now is the right time for us to take a break from our daily eBay business, and start working on other challenging projects such as building up our online sale results archive. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers and friends for 9 years of loyalty and confidence. Over the next couple of weeks we will be selling our entire store inventory of more than 800 fine antiques and collectibles with NO RESERVE! Please all 65 STORE ITEMS that are up for auction right now. This is an important & large TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE portraying a STANDING BACTRIAN CAMEL that boasts utmost beautiful original hand painting. It is of CHINESE origin and dates back to the TANG DYNASTY (618 - 907 AD). SPECIFICATIONS:
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China.
DATE: Tang Dynasty (618 - 906).
MATERIAL: Terracotta.
MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE: Very fine hand painting.
CONDITION: Excellent optical appearance. Original paintwork is an excellent state of preservation. Restoration of exposed areas. Recent material used solely to fill gaps due to breakage. Figure is original in ALL parts. Since the restorations to this piece are very fragile it is possible that the restored areas are damaged again during transit. Unfortunately the re-restoration of already repaired areas cannot be insured.
Rare excavation objects are usually restored at the original excavation site due to breakage. This does not diminish the object's original value or detract from its historical significance.
SIZE: Total height is 18.2 inches. Length is 12.2 inches. (asiatika 15sz) (ohne 28)
SHIPPING: Shipping cost to the USA is US $ 192.50 to the next international airport near you including professional packing (US customs and duties not included). Shipping cost to Canada, New Zealand and Asia is US $ 242.50 to the next International airport near you including professional packing (customs and duties not included). Shipping cost within the EC (European Community and Switzerland) is US $ 135.50 door to door. Shipment cost to all other countries upon request. Insurance is required - please read our shipping terms stated in the grey section of this listing.
AUCTION ESTIMATE is US$ 6,000.00 to US$ 8,000.00.
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This impressive ceramic sculpture, dating back to the Tang dynasty, shows the depiction of a Bactrian camel.
With its long and slender legs the animal is standing on a rectangular, integrated base and has its head raised. The camel has a powerful expression on its face and is meticulously hand painted. The camel shows two humps and we find a beautiful ornate saddle blanket.
The Bactrian camel was not indigenous to China, but imported from the states of the Tarim Basin, eastern Turkestan and Mongolia. The Tang state even created a special office to supervise Imperial camel herds. The camel was used by the court and many merchants for local transportation and of course was the "ship" of the desert, linking China to the oasis cities of Central Asia, Samarkand, Persia and Syria.
A terrific Tang Dynasty Terracotta sculpture in a rare hand painted version!
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