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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.205
Title
Equestrian Male Figure with Informal Hat, Pointed Boots, and His Left Hand Positioned to Hold the Reins of His Standing, Saddled Horse
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
7th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146627

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
Dimensions
37 x 27.5 x 11.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 13/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.205
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Virginia Bower, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, exh. cat., ed. Robert D. Mowry, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., 2002), p. 118, cat. no. 37

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