Camel with Packboards and Baggage, 6th–7th century, China or Central Asia, Earthenware with pigment, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 11.5 in. (29.2 cm), Ceramics, This pottery model of a Bactrian camel may be a rare example of a Chinese-style tomb figure produced in eastern Central Asia. The identity of the central figure on the packboards is uncertain. He may represent the Indian Kubera, king of the yakshas, who is portrayed in drinking scenes being waited on by women
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Camel, Packboards, Baggage, 6th–7th century, China, Central Asia, Earthenware, pigment, H, 11, 27.9 cm, W, 11.5, 29.2, Ceramics, pottery, model, Bactrian camel, rare example, Chinese-style tomb, figure, produced, eastern Central, Asia, identity, central figure, packboards, uncertain, represent, Indian Kubera, king, yakshas, portrayed, drinking scenes, waited, women
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