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Horse

late 600s–800
(618-907)
glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1955.295
Location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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Sancai (three-color) glazes in green, amber, and transparent white show the high social status of the tomb’s occupant.

Description

This ceramic horse was part of a set of figures depicting a procession, all of which was included in the tomb of a person of high rank. In ancient China tombs were equipped with all the items it was thought to be needed in the afterlife—including horses, as an essential mode of transportation.
Horse

Horse

late 600s–800

China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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