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Camel
Medium
earthenware, pigments
Measurements
15.4 × 22.0 × 15.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
3673-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
NGV
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Recumbant bactrian camel, legs tucked under body, head thrown up and to one side, lips drawn back revealing 'fangs', head, throat humps and parts of leg modelled to simulate tufted fur, with fringed saddle cloth and pack of side-boards, grooved panniers, blanket and side bags. Flat base under front and back legs.