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Two Standing, Braying , One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods
Chinese, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-77 CE
earthenware
2003.193.1: H. 35 x W. 27.5 x D. 16.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
2003.193.2: H. 33.5 x W. 25 x D. 19.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
on display at Harvard Art Museums 2003.193.1-2

Photo of the two camel sculptures on display together at museum Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground 2003.193.1: H. 35 x W. 27.5 x D. 16.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.) 2003.193.2: H. 33.5 x W. 25 x D. 19.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.) “Large sets of ceramic sculptures representing the horses, camels, and foreign merchants that frequented northern China have been recovered from burials.” https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/4641
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