A Haniwa earthenware model of a horse


Kofun period (circa 598-710), 6th/7th centuryModeled in low-fired reddish clay as a standing horse wearing a saddle, bridle and decorative bells, and trappings across its haunches, the mane clipped short and tied in a knot at the forehead, the surface finished with a "comb-tooth" pattern 35 x 30 1/2 x 11in (88.7 x 77.5 x 28cm)
|The result of Oxford Authentication, Ltd. Thermoluminescence Analysis Report for Test sample no. N113110, dated June 27, 2013 is consistent with the dating of this sculpture.