Figure
79-20-1
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 79-20-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made | Tang Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Unglazed | Fired | Painted (uncertain) |
| Iconography | Horse |
| Description | Unglazed figure of a horse with elaborate trappings; the horse stands foresquare on a square base with head slightly raised; elaborate trappings consist of plumes on the head, neck and rump with molded design of fleur de lys at the neck; elaborate saddle cloth sweeping backward; traces of pigment; extensive earth remaining on the figure; extensive restoration on the body, legs, base, saddle cloth, plumes and head. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Jr., 1979 |
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