China, Tang dynastyThe animal in a walking pose with the head raised and the mouth open, a bearded figure of a foreigner seated on the saddle with bags, a headdress on his head turned to the right, a liute in his hands.49 X 39 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.The proposed dating is consistent with the result of the thermoluminescence analysis n. C122d49 by Oxford Authentication on 4 April 2022.