Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figurine of a polo player on a galloping horse, right arm raised to strike and left arm bent to accept reins; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.6 kg total, 35cm width with stand (13 3/4"). From the collection of Chinese art formed by the Anthropologist and author of The Naked Ape, television celebrity Desmond Morris, Oxford, UK; formerly in a West Country collection since before 1990.