Figure of a Horse's Head
DateTang Dynasty, 618-906
Object NameFigure
Mediumterracotta
ClassificationsCeramics
AcquisitionPurchased in 1935.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS038374
About MeIt was an ancient Chinese belief that the world one passed to after death was similar to the living world. Therefore, in order to maintain one’s status in the next world, a tomb should be provided with all the things one had used in this life. Chu His, writing about 1170 AD, explains that the grave should contain carts and horses, male and female servants, and all the things needed to care for the deceased. The objects should resemble those used in real life but be smaller.James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
19th Century
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 1736-1796
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
Qing Dynasty, late 18th century
Qing Dynasty, late 18th century
Qianlong period 1750 - 1799
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Early Tang Dynasty, 618-906
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period (early 19th Century)
19th Century
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
