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On View In:
Gallery 208
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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Horse
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Date:
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early 8th century
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Medium:
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Earthenware with polychrome glaze
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Dimensions:
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20 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (52.07 x 51.44 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 208
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Ceramic
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Physical Description:
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Horse with long mane and clipped tail. ca 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a flat base. The decoration of the trappings is in the Sassanian style. Glaze predominantly a fine cobalt blue which has oxidized on the hind legs to an irridescent silvery-blue. Saddle and top saddle pad unglazed.
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Creation Place:
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Asia, China
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Accession #:
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49.1.6
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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