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Horse
Horse
late 600s-800
Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1955.295
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Description
This ceramic horse was part of a set of figures depicting a procession, all of which was included in the tomb of a person of high rank. In ancient China tombs were equipped with all the items it was thought to be needed in the afterlife—including horses, as an essential mode of transportation.
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