A terracotta caparisoned horse with traces of colour
北魏彩繪陶馬
Northern Wei Dynasty 385-535 AD China
北魏時期 中國
Height: 23cm Length: 21.5cm
高:23釐米 長:21.5釐米
Authentication
Thermoluminescence test Oxford.
Similar Examples
The Arts of China by M Sullivan London 1973 page 119 plate 93. This example in the Royal Ontario Museum Canada is from the tomb of Prince Chenxing, buried at Luoyang in Henan Province dated to 525 AD.