Glazed Stoneware
circa 600-630 BCE
Museum Rietberg
Details
Theme
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Subtheme
Across Deserts and Mountains – the ‘Incense’ and ‘Silk’ Roads
Case Title
Overland to China
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
China
Measurements
44.5 cm
Accession Number
RCH 516
Description
Two-humped Bactrian camels could withstand the harsh climate of Central Asia. They were imported into China along with their handlers, like this heavily loaded camel and its Persian groom. Camels were also used by military couriers along China’s frontiers.
