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Maker: Unknown
Mould made, white earthenware figure of a mounted horseman, on a rectangular base. The horseman is definitely a heavily bearded foreigner, wearing the costume normally associated with those from Central Asia. Holes have been pierced into, but not through, the hands. Perhaps they once held leather reins
Both the rider and horse are covered in a white slip, and then glazed in off white (which appears straw yellow under ultra violet light). There are also traces of black and red over paint.
Both the base and the horse's legs have been broken. The front legs have two beaks each, and the back legs one break each.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Oscar Raphael, FSA
Height: 26.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1927) by Raphael, Oscar C.
T’ang Dynasty (618-906)
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906
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Accession number: C.19-1927
Primary reference Number: 138214
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Horseman" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/138214 Accessed: 2024-04-20 16:27:55
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