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Armored Horse and Rider
Armored Horse and Rider

Armored Horse and Rider

CultureChinese
DateSui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
MediumGlazed earthenware with traces of pigments
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/16 × 7 5/8 × 3 1/2 inches (23.34 × 19.37 × 8.89 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number49-9
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 229
Collections
Provenance

Mathias Komor;

Purchased from Mathias Komor by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1949.

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