A Chinese grey pottery model of a kneeling Bactrian camel Northern Qi dynasty Modelled on a shaped base with one foreleg bent under and the other outstretched, the head with open mouth and appealing expression, slightly turned to one side, covered with a curly mane falling down the curved neck, the back legs still upright below a short curled tail, draped with a delicately painted blanket and bolts of textiles slung between the humps and supported on a wooden frame suspending game and a flask, with finely painted details to the eyes and hair and traces of white and red pigment. Accompanied by the results of Oxford thermoluminescence test #C205g92, dated November 17, 2005, stating that the results are consistant with the suggested period of manufacture. PROVENANCE: Angela and J. Gallery, New York, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015