Image: CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - painted figure of a cavalryman

Description: Painted figure of a cavalryman. Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - A.D. 8) Excavated at Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, 1965 This painted statue of a cavalryman found in a general's tomb shows a lively horse and rider. The rider is seated on a painted saddle, wearing a short robe and hemp shoes, with his hair bound up in a headdress; the sturdy and stout horse appears to be neighing.
Title: CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - painted figure of a cavalryman
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