Horse Head / Artist Unknown, China

About this Item

Accession Number: 1969/2.84
Title: Horse Head
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: earthenware with traces of polychrome paint
Object Creation Date: 1st century - 2nd century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Period: China, Eastern Han Period (25-220)
Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 19.4 cm x 7.2 cm (3 1/4 in. x 7 5/8 in. x 2 13/16 in.)
Century: 2nd century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: head
Secondary Object Classification: Ceramic
Secondary Object Type: funerary sculpture
Primary Keywords: head; horse
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; mammals; the human body; upper body
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 919 x 445
File Size: 36 KB
Record: 1969/2.84
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.84/1969_2.84.jpg

In public portfolios: Animals, historical and comparative (312); Before 1492 (500)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1969-SL-2.84:1969_2.84.JPG

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Full citation: "Horse Head; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.84/1969_2.84.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.