Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic figure of a horsewoman modelled in the round; the horse in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, copio mane; the female rider with an upright posture, wearing an ankle-length coral-coloured robe with long bell sleeve, scooped shoulder panels and raised collar, hair piled in an elaborate bun; remains of pigment to the hair and footwear, face and other details. 3.4 kg, 49.5cm (19 1/2"). Ex West Country collection, Bath, Somerset, UK, 1970-2000s; apanied by a positive thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no.C121m34 from Oxford Authentication; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate number no.11000-181606.