Figure of a Standing Camel with Saddle Blanket and Saddlebag
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Physical Qualities
Earthenware with amber, green, and transparent lead glazes over white slip, 24 15/16 x 17 5/16 x 10 7/16 in. (63.3 x 44 x 26.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Epstein
Object Number
1964.27.1
The animal has hair on its head and neck, smooth white humps, and large feet with splayed toes. Its head is raised and tilted slightly to the left; the tail flicked to PL side. The thick saddle blanket, with light striations of brown and green, has a ring-stamped border with ruffled edge. The camel's load is packed onto saddleboards. On the proper left, it includes twisted wool, woven cloth, animal tail (?), vial, J-shaped knife, and an unidentified round object; and on the proper right, the carcass of a bird is among the items. Each of the bulging saddle bags, thrown over its back between the humps, is ornamented with a fanged monster mask surmounted by 3 indistict animal (rabbit?) pelts.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1964; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Epstein, Washington, D.C. (lend-back, 1964-1996)
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