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Head of a Horse

206 BCE - 220 CE
2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
7 5/8 in. (19.37 cm)

Chinese, Han dynasty, Chinese, (active 206 BCE–220 CE)

Object Type: Asian
Medium and Support: Earthenware with painted polychrome decoration
Credit Line: Gift of Bill Bomar
Accession Number: 1989.014

Object Description
Head and neck of a horse. Strongly modeled, the front of the head and the top of the neck cut in flat planes. The horse's mouth is open, showing his teeth. Buff gesso-like degraded covering with traces of red pigments over a dark grey clay body.

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