Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD. A ceramic diorama on an irregular base comprising: a standing horse with saddle, bridle and harness flanked by a standing male figure in a hood and knee-length coat and another bare-headed in an ankle-length robe. 11.1 kg, 40cm (15 3/4"). 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.33CM110520. Finely modelled. Very rare.