Camel and Rider : en salle — Art Institute of Chicago

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.

Camel and Rider

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Dans la même salle · Gallery 130, Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

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