Chinese Celestial Horse

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Han Dynasty model of a celestial horse. This figure has much of the original pigments still in evidence. Made for the tomb of the deceased, this horse would have represented the best of the horses being bred by the Chinese, but enhanced with celestial qualities such as an oversized chest. Produced from 206 BCE-220 CE.

Here is an amazing opportunity to research unique documents online, available throught the efforts of the Pamplin Historical Park.

Pamplin Historical Park and the Museum of the Civil War Soldier is proud to have among our collection of artifacts and images, a large archive of documents dating from the 18th to 20th Centuries – including the famed Wiley Sword Collection which was donated in 2015. Many of those documents are too delicate for display, so to advance our mission of education and preservation we are making digital versions of these invaluable resources available to the public for use and research.