Loaded Bactrian camel

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.687.1
Type: statuette; funeral object; pottery
Date of production:
Late 7th century
Tang dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: clay; earthenware
Techniques: stamped; with traces of paint
Dimensions: height: 29.8 cm
length: 30.5 cm
In China, the first ceramic camel models were produced in the Han period (206 BC–220 AD). They were prepared in the likeness of camels of foreign traders, who travelled along the Silk Road and participated in its vivid commercial life.