CHINESE GREY POTTERY PACK HORSE,Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557). Standing four square on rectangular plinth, with remains of red pigment - 6 1/2 in. high; 8 3/4 in. long. Estimate $4,000-6,000
The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a thermoluminscence test: Oxford sample no. 766, w 71. For a similar pack horse, see: Christie's New York, June 3, 1988, "The Aurelius Collection of Chinese Ceramic Sculpture", ill. p. 17, lot 188.
