Title

Lead Bactrian camel, Sui-early Tang dynasty, China, late 6th-7th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Lead Bactrian camel, Sui-early Tang dynasty, China, late 6th-7th century. Lead two-humped camel, the head thrown back and to one side. The camel is lying down with legs underneath, one protruding, a shaggy mane and details; the base with a circular plug. Such camels have been known to decorate Buddhist shrines of this period.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

581th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_176

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (622,7Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2836 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal animals religious country religion Buddhism metal China Chinese camel camels location century artefact dynasty artifact Bactrian camel Tang Dynasty Museum of East Asian Art 6th century 7th century Bactria Bactrian Sui dynasty object Unknown lead lead object