Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-907 AD An earthenware mingqi of foreign rider on a horse modelled in a standing pose. The rider depicted with body facing outwards towards the horse's head, his head turned slightly as if facing a target, he has stylised aqueline nose, elongated earlobes, prominent cheekbones, and deep-set eyes surmounted by lashed eyebrows, with an impressive moustache and beard. His hair carefully dressed; his hands at his knees, holding harness. He wears a yellow ochre painted tunic tied at the waste. The horse is white in colour with patches of yellow ochre, with ears prickled forward attentively. The muscles are rendered in great detail on the neck and hind quarters. The tail is depicted docked and bound in tradition fashion. On the horses back is a dog in a recumbent pose, on top of a stylised cushion. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this object. Report no.26PR180521. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: L:577mm / W:53mm ; 7.05g Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.