Lot Essay
The results of the Report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. 581t66 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot.
Property of the Museum of Modern Art Corporation from the Estate of Nina Bunshaft sold to benefit the Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund for Acquisitions in the Department of Painting and Sculpture
A HANIWA TERRACOTTA MODEL OF HORSE HEAD
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A HANIWA TERRACOTTA MODEL OF HORSE HEAD
KOFUN (TUMULUS) PERIOD (circa 6TH CENTURY A.D.)
With long, arched head, conical ears, upright mane and neck, moulded with a bit and harness and three bells at the neck--13¼in. (33.5cm.) high; 15in. (38.2cm.) long
KOFUN (TUMULUS) PERIOD (circa 6TH CENTURY A.D.)
With long, arched head, conical ears, upright mane and neck, moulded with a bit and harness and three bells at the neck--13¼in. (33.5cm.) high; 15in. (38.2cm.) long