SculptureChinese3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Head and Body from a Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Horse

206 BCE-220 CE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over a white gesso ground

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Century

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

39.4 x 41.3 cm (15 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)

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