The baboon is made in hard blue faience. On the top of the head is incised a seven-lobed star or flower device. The animal is seated with his front paws on his knees. The tail curves to the right along the outer edge of the base.

This small hollow figure was cast with its legs curled under its body, meeting underneath and fixed to the base. Where the legs meet, the hooves were slightly modelled to distinguish the feet. Its mouth has been carved and it has small, undetailed, round eyes and nostrils.

Hollow-moulded glazed light buff earthenware model of a saddled Bactarian camel standing four-square on a rectangular, flat self-base. The camel has a raised head, tilted slightly to one side with mouth open.

Hollow-moulded glazed light buff earthenware model of a saddled Bactrian camel standing four-square on a rectangular, flat self-base. The camel has a raised head, tilted slightly to one side with mouth wide open, two humps and a short tail curled around the hindquarters to the right.

Glazed Tang pottery horse.

Hollow cast iron Ferghana horse, designated for the tomb of a high-ranking dignitary, according to the scale of Tang sumptuary laws regulating the height and number of ming qi figures for burial.

This thinly cast bronze figure is made by the lost-wax or ‘cire-perdue’ process. It is shown kneeling on all fours and sits on a thin rectangular bronze base. The rectangular head shows no facial features and the nose and mouth are absent, showing the hollow interior.

The boar lies in an upright position with its legs folded underneath. It has a large head on which the eyes are incised and the ears molded in relief. A mane runs along the head and down the back. Five impressed circles represent nipples on the belly.

The lion is seated on a square base, its forelegs braced beneath a heavy rounded chest. Muscles are indicated by deep lines on the legs and back. The paws have large claws, except the rear left, over which the end of the creature’s tail falls.

This small gilt-bronze lion is cast sitting upright with its forelegs braced. Its body is slightly twisted. It has a lions mane and beard, but also two small horns which stretch back from the top of the head. The base is in the form of a slightly distorted hollow ring.