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Camel and Rider, China, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

China

Camel and Rider

Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century · Sculpture

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Room130

On public display.

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The museum
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About the sculpture

Sculptors of tomb figures keenly observed and then skillfully rendered in clay the caravans of Bactrian camels. These animals were led by grooms who hailed from the Taklamakan Desert located in China’s northwestern border regions. In Tang-dynasty China, camels were novelties, considered auspicious because their packs carried valuable goods from the West.

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Particulars

Accession number
1969.788a-b

In the catalog

SculptureBefore 1400Chinese (culture or style)China

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 130, Art Institute of Chicago

Museum page
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Groom, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

Groom, China, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

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Groom, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century