Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a standing horse with integral decorative bridle and harness, saddle with saddle-cloth; the horse with painted detailing and modelled with neck extended, mouth open and teeth exposed. 8 kg, 60cm (23 1/2"). From a west country collection in the 1990s; previously in a Hong Kong collection; accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence test report issued by Laboratory Kotalla of Germany, report number 19CM110520; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10174-164967.