A GREEN AND OCHRE-GLAZED OX AND CART GROUP SUI DYNASTY (581-618) Together with a pair of painted pottery figures, the ox standing foursquare with head facing forward, is fitted with studded crupper straps and hitched to a covered wagon resting on large spoked wheels. The arched roof is well modelled, projecting at either end to protect a doorway at the back and an enclosed front, set before a series of moulded vertical slats. The painted pottery figures of foreign grooms, wearing long, olive-glazed coats with rounded collars, are standing at the side with heads turned and hands positioned and pierced to hold reins. The cabin, the saddle strap and bridle are unglazed with traces of red pigment. 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high
A GREEN AND OCHRE-GLAZED OX AND CART GROUP SUI DYNASTY (581-618) Together with a pair of painted pottery figures, the ox standing foursquare with head facing forward, is fitted with studded crupper straps and hitched to a covered wagon resting on large spoked wheels. The arched roof is well modelled, projecting at either end to protect a doorway at the back and an enclosed front, set before a series of moulded vertical slats. The painted pottery figures of foreign grooms, wearing long, olive-glazed coats with rounded collars, are standing at the side with heads turned and hands positioned and pierced to hold reins. The cabin, the saddle strap and bridle are unglazed with traces of red pigment. 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high
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