Horse Head
CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
MediumCeramic and wood
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (18.42 × 6.67 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jeanne McCray Beals in memory of David Thomas Beals II, Helen Ward Beals, and David Thomas Beals III
Object number2006.9.13
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DescriptionThe horse head is cut from the lowest part of the neck. It was painted in a brick red color. Two holes in the top of the head would have been moveable ears that are now missing. The head is solid, while the neck is hollow, suggesting it would have been placed on a body.
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