A Chinese sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse Tang dynasty Standing foursquare on a rectangular base, with open mouth, head slightly to one side, with saddle and saddle blankets, with areas of amber glaze to upper surfaces, green on the saddle. Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence test from the research center for Archaeology, Oxford, #566x80, dated 18 December 1991, stating that the results were consistant with the suggested period of manufacture. H: 18 7/8 in.; 48cm PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Maryland, sold Sloans & Kenyon, Chevy Chase Maryland, February 8, 2008, lot 2 Acquired from the above by the present owner