Lot 235. A Pair of Painted Grey Pottery Horse Torsos, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 24½in. (62.2cm.) long. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 7,050. © Christie's Image Limited

Each powerful body hollow-molded with apertures on the underside for the insertion of separately made legs, the strong head with pierced mouth and bared teeth, covered overall with brick-red pigment detailed in white with trappings, stands.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C199t4 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art, New York, 21 September 2000