A Large and Magnificent Painted Grey Pottery Buff Figure of a Prancing Horse A Masterpiece! Tang Dynasty (618-907), Chang’an, Shaanxi province, ChinaHigh 60 cm. Long 59 cm. - The result of the thermoluminescence test, is consistent with the dating of the item, Tang dynasty (ca. 1260 years old). Sampling in four (4) different points - A: Back B: Belly C: Chest D: Chin. - Extra test Pre-dose test has been done: Pre-dose test confirms old firing without any kind of artificial x-ray treatments! This is an exceptional prancing horse, unusual in the complementary fashion the position of the horse head and ears. The horse is standing with a raised left leg, and in the same time neighing (extremely rare). Every line of the horse emphasizes its dramatic neigh- the neck turn powerful to the side. The small, lean-featured head, the thick neck and the belly are typical Tang renderings of an Arabian. Also worthy of note is that the widely separated ears, both twisting backward (only few Tang horses were made like this and could be found in the present market), reveal its spirit. Provenance: Property of a Noble Dutch gentleman; acquired 1980s-1990s