Head and Torso of a Horse
200-101
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with white slip, 10 3/8 x 12 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (26.4 x 31.8 x 8.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore
Object Number
2000.342
For a horse of this small size, separate straight wooden legs originally provided stronger, sturdier support than clay legs could provide. The wood elements, however did not survive burial.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2000; George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore; Michael Teller, Williamsburg, Virginia (acquired after 1990)
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Chinese Mortuary Ceramics from the Collection," December 2008-December 2009.
Collection installation, "Asia. Tombs across China: Han Dynasty & Later," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Collection installation, "Asia. Tombs across China: Han Dynasty & Later," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
On View at the BMA
