Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A very large ceramic figurine of a horse with head lowered and neck turned, mouth open and ears pricked, tail tied with a cord, modelled saddle. 10 kg, 67cm (26 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000; accompanied by an original thermoluminescence test certificate issued by Laboratory Kotalla of Germany, report number 10CM260619. Finely modelled.