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This spirited horse, a blend of ideal and real in its modeling, captures the spirit of the fabled "celestial horses" of the Han dynasty in China (206 B.C. to A.D. 220). Brought into China from central Asia during the second century B.C., the new breed, larger and stronger and faster than native horses, rapidly became the image of power and prestige during the Han dynasty. Such horse sculptures were an important element in well-furnished aristocratic tombs of the epoch. Horses found in them frequently display the sharp modeling, open mouth, bulging eyes, clipped mane, knotted tail, and long neck of this impressive example. It's also huge - look at the measurements! It's not a tiny figure!
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