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Harness Ornament
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Not on view
This exquisite harness ornament portrays a prancing horse whose hindquarters are rotated 180 degrees, a motif that Eurasian nomads transmitted from the shores of the Black Sea to the north and northwest borders of China.
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