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Head of a Horse

A work made of earthenware with polychrome pigments.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of earthenware with polychrome pigments.

Date:

Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221)

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Head of a Horse

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 206 BCE–221 CE

Medium

Earthenware with polychrome pigments

Dimensions

15.5 × 15.3 × 5.5 cm (6 1/8 × 6 × 2 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection

Reference Number

1967.708

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