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Haniwa horse's head
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Haniwa horse's head

Date3rd-6th century
Object number51.41
Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 105 "Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 103.Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 10 "Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 103
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions12 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 17 in. (26.67 x 21.59 x 43.18 cm) Overall h.: 14 3/4 in. Overall w.: 10 in. Overall diam.: 17 in.
MediumTerracotta
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Japanese
3rd-6th century
Object number: 51.42
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Japanese
4th-6th century
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6th century
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24-220 A.D.
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Japanese
6th-7th century
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Greek
6th century B.C.
Object number: 54.44
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ca. 2nd-3rd century B.C.
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early - mid 19th century
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2nd century B.C.
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8th-9th Century
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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12th-13th century
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