HAN DYNASTY

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A grey pottery figure of a Mongolian pony
Han dynasty
The strong legs supporting the muscular body of stylised proportions, crisply modelled saddle covering a plain blanket, hogged mane knotted in a cone at the front, the muzzle decorated with a prominent boss, ears pricked forward, traces of white slip, some restoration
55 cm. long

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Lot Essay

Horses have been found in a number of tombs within the Han empire. Among the most famous are those from the graves of the Han Dynasty minister Zhou Bo excavated at Yangjiawan, Xianyang, Shaanxi province. See Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Quest for Eternity, Thames and Hudson, 1987, Catalogue, nos. 11-15.

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