SculptureChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Tomb Sculpture in the Form of a Standing Horse

2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

L32298Molded light gray earthenware with brick-red slip and with traces of cold-painted pigments

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

57.5 x 58.3 x 17.1 cm (22 5/8 x 22 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, Wilton, CT purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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