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Old Central Asian Hand carved Antique Stone Camel Sculpture
$395.00
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A good opportunity to acquire a very old and unusual hand-carved stone dromedary camel. This handsome Minimalist sculpture was originally acquired along with several others during one of our many field collecting and buying trips in Langzhou, North western China over 15 years ago. These were likely traded in from Central Asia.
An Intriguing old sandstone carving many hundreds of years old, late Neolithic period.
Please refer to our documented catalog reference 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures Number 25, p. 56) (photo).
Good garden candidate!
Dimensions: 7.5 inches H x 9 inches L x 4 inches D.
Provenance: One of a small group we originally acquired on one of our many buying trips in the 1990s from Northwestern China.
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