Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figurine of a horse and rider; the horse shown with head lowered in a vigorous bucking pose, the knotted tail flying and mane waving; the female rider with left arm extended gripping the reins, right arm raised for balance, with a green ankle-length segmented robe and riding boots, the hair drawn up in bunches above the head. 4.2 kg, 45.5cm (18"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s; accompanied by a copy of a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, no.14CM110520. Finely modelled.