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Standing Horse
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About this work
The fine steed has indentations on both sides of its body, indicating that it was once harnessed and pulled a carriage. Substituting a real horse, it accompanied a tomb occupant into the afterlife.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStanding Horse, 206 BCE–220 CE. China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.57
