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Description
Replica of the Chinese flying horse unearthed in the famous excavation of 1969. Pebbled green metal on its own diamond shaped wooden stand.
The statue is of a horse perfectly balanced on one foot on top of a bird.
The original Flying Horse of Gansu was discovered in 1969 near the city of Wuwei in the province of Gansu where it was unearthed from a Han tomb.
Keywords
Replica, Metal Cast
Original Medium
Metal and Wood
Size
Height: 12 5/8"; Length: 18 1/2"; Width: 4"
Origin
China
Date Information
Undated
Artifact Number
M81-002
Original Collection
Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Holding Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library
Image Credit
Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana
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Keywords
Replica, Metal Cast