Archer on a horse
Archer on a horse
Archer on a horse
Archer on a horse

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South Asian Art

Archer on a horse

Chinese
Sui dynasty, 589–618
2004-101

Information

Title
Archer on a horse
Medium
Ceramic with straw-color glaze and traces of red and black pigment
Dimensions
h. 26.5 cm., w. 20.0 cm., d. 8.9 cm. (10 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Asian Art Fund and Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2004-101
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Sui
Type
equestrian statues, figurines, ceramics
Materials
pigment, glaze, ceramic
Subject
horses, figures (representations)

–2004 Lillian Scloss, Schloss Collection (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004.

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