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painted terracotta horse Western Han dynasty (206 to 8 China)

Reference no. 16026
painted terracotta horse Western Han dynasty

Description / Expertise

high 61cm, 24", long 63 cm, 24 3/4"

The horse well modelled, pierced behind the open mouth for the attachment of a halter. painted in red , white and pale green with decorative elements, all reserved against the brick-red pigment used all over the body. The docked tail separately potted.

The horse is of early Western Han type like those unearthed at Yangjiawan, near Xianyang ,Shaanxi province

ref.no.4260

Oxford Thermoluminescence Test available