Sogdian merchant on camel 618-906 CE

"As the Han dynasty slowly collapsed, management at the frontier began to be neglected. Afterwards, in the Three Kingdoms period, foreigners who wanted to enter China had to go through immigration control by the Wei (魏) country. In particular, 'Dunhuang', located on the westernmost frontier of Wei, was crowded with foreign merchants trying to enter China. This is because Dunhuang served as a kind of entry gate as the center and key point of the western frontier. At that time, the people who came and went the most were these Sogdians of Iranian descent."

-Moon Jae-up (묻재업) on ilbe

Height: 73 cm (28.7’’) - Length: 59 cm (23.2’’).

Source:

https://galeriegolconda.com/object/tang-sogdian-camel-silk-road-with-camel-driver-thermoluminescent-test-galerie-golconda/

Quote:

https://www.ilbe.com/view/5210805214