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Tomb Figure of Horse
Tomb Figure of Horse

Tomb Figure of Horse

CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumPottery
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (22.23 × 41.91 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-59 A
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DescriptionBody of an unglazed pottery horse. Head is separate. Missing tail and all four legs. Mounted on wood base. Traces of red pigment.Provenance

Purchased on the Chinese art market, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934 [1].

NOTES:

[1] This object is included on a list of objects received from Sickman by the Nelson-Atkins on May 3, 1934. Nelson-Atkins Archives, Sickman Miscellaneous, box 3, Receipts - 1934.

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