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Mortuary horse: OC.13-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Mortuary horse standing with right fore-leg lifted, on thin oblong pottery stand. Light coloured pottery covered with orange glaze on body and legs, and yellow glaze on head. Chinese T’ang Dynasty

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 50.8 cm
Length: 55.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

T’ang Dynasty (618-906)
Circa 618 - 907

Materials used in production

Pottery
Glaze

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.13-1946
Primary reference Number: 138399
Oscar Raphael: 3
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 4 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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