Rider on a horse from the Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD.Beautiful sculptural piece of art from the Chinese ancient period of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) featuring the modeled figures of a rider on a horse, carefully made of earthenware clay pottery.The design consists of a pigment-decorated horse with its tail and harnesses. It stands in full on all fours on a square base and is ridden by a male rider dressed in courtier garb. In his left hand he seems to hold what was an organic element, probably made of wood.Has a measurements of 9.1 by 11.5 BY 5.5 inches (22.86 x x 29.21 x 139.72 cm).Tang dynasty or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Tend Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a the golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty.The Li family founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire and inaugurating a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty and becoming the only legitimate Chinese empress regnant. The devastating An-Lushan rebellion (755–763) shook t
