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Tile

Chelsea Keramic Art Works

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden square tile with a raised relief design. The design features a man with short hair wearing a short cloth garment. He stands to the right of a horse on the left and holds another horse's head by the mouth to his right. The man has his right arm raised and bent at the elbow, and his left arm extended down. The horse on the left faces left and has a bridle on. The horse to the right has one front leg raised behind it and faces right. The background is textured and mottled gold.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1881–82
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 590 px
Museum record:
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