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Horse
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This ceramic horse was part of a set of figures depicting a procession, all of which was included in the tomb of a person of high rank. In ancient China tombs were equipped with all the items it was thought to be needed in the afterlife—including horses, as an essential mode of transportation.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHorse, late 600s–800. China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618–907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1955.295
