Earthenware figure of a horse

Details

• Title

  Earthenware figure of a horse

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Henan province (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 8th century AD
  Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, cast, with traces of orange pigment

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  39 x 50 x 18 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1063

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