Object Details
- Artist
- M. Palaniappan (India, born 1949)
- Label
- The horse is the most common form of terracotta presented to the gods. Since the time of the earliest conquerors who rode horses into India more than three thousand years ago, these animals have been associated with power and prestige. Though relatively rare in India today, horses remain symbols of kingship and military might.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Contemporary Art from India (January 24 to October 24, 2001)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Indian Advisory Committee for the Festival of India and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India
- 1985
- Accession Number
- S1986.551
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Fired earthenware
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 195.9 x 113.6 x 49.5 cm (77 1/8 x 44 3/4 x 19 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Sathiyamangalam, Tamil Nadu state, India
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- horse
- India
- offering
- earthenware
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Contemporary Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.551
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e4ee3d95-00c3-46bc-bc8c-061043f77ed8
