SculptureChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Tomb Sculpture in the Form of a Horse and Rider

late 2nd -1st century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

2nd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

35.6 x 36.1 x 11.5 cm (14 x 14 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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