Funeral figure of a horse's head

anonymous, c. 220 - c. 589

Horse's head Fragment of a tomb figure China Northern and Southern Dynasties (265-589) Earthenware with traces of polychromy Given by Mrs C.G. Verburgt-Kramers

  • Artwork typetomb figure, figure, fragment
  • Object numberAK-MAK-62
  • Dimensionsheight 13.3 cm x length 16.3 cm x width 5.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsaardewerk beschilderd met roodbruin

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Funeral figure of a horse's head

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-62

  • Description

    Graffiguur van aardewerk, beschilderd in roodbruin. Het paardenhoofd, fragment van een compleet paard.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 220 - c. 589

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    aardewerk beschilderd met roodbruin

  • Dimensions

    height 13.3 cm x length 16.3 cm x width 5.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers, 1928)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; purchased from C.T. Loo by H.F.E. Visser on behalf of G.J. Verburgt, 1920;{Note RMA.}; donated by Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968) to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1928;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Legaat verburgt. Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970) (nr. 12).

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