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Horse Figurine
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- GK621
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Title | Horse Figurine |
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Designation | |
Artist | |
Category | Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics |
Country | China |
Period | Tang |
Century | 7th~8th |
Year | |
Quantity | |
Materials | Earthenware with pigments |
Dimensions | Height 26.5cm Length 27.4cm |
Inscription by | |
Signature/Seals Etc | |
Donor | Matsui Hirotsugu |
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This tomb figurine of a horse is made from reddish earthenware covered in white slip and then decorated with red and black pigments. Such earthenware figures were placed in Tang dynasty tombs for use in the afterlife.
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