Man on horseback

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.686.1
Type: statuette; funeral object; pottery
Date of production:
Turn of the 7th–8th centuries
Tang dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: clay; earthenware
Techniques: stamped; with traces of paint
Dimensions: height: 35.3 cm
length: 30 cm
In the Tang period, it was quite popular depict male and female figures on horseback. This horseman is wearing a long gown and, underneath trousers and boots.