1957.106: Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Chestnut Horse
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1957.106
- Title
- Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Chestnut Horse
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- funerary sculpture
- Date
- first half 8th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Tang dynasty, 618-907
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203260
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Sancai ("three color") family of wares: molded pinkish white earthenware with caramel-brown and pale-green lead-fluxed glazes (and with grooved spine for attachment of hair from the mane of an actual horse)
- Technique
- Glazed
- Dimensions
- H. 58 x L. 60 cm (22 13/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Ex-collection: Edwin Mills
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
- Accession Year
- 1957
- Object Number
- 1957.106
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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