Ceramic Tang Horses - a Pair

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These wonderful ceramic horses in white glaze are reproductions of horses produced during China's Tang Dynasty. Along with figurines of … Read more These wonderful ceramic horses in white glaze are reproductions of horses produced during China's Tang Dynasty. Along with figurines of camels and other animals, and of servants and civil officials, pottery horses like these were produced to be buried with the wealthier members of society. The Chinese believed that this life would continue into the next, and so in order to preserve their status and high standard of living they would have ceramic replicas of their servants and most important possessions produced to be buried with them. See less