Pottery Figure of a Mounted Soldier and Horse

Pottery figures of a mounted soldier and horse made from reddish-brown earthenware, constructed in a modular manner with the horse’s legs and tail, as well as the soldier’s hands, originally formed separately and fitted into sockets on the body. The soldier, wearing a helmet-like headdress, sits upright on the horse, with a simplified facial treatment and restrained rendering of the garments defining the sculptural character. The surface is left unglazed, exposing the natural clay body, and the horse follows the realistic representational conventions of Han Dynasty

Date : Han Dynasty(206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.)
Dimension : 27cm (Height) x 30cm(Diameter)
Condition : Good(There are crack and small chip to the head of the horse; however, these do not constitute structural damage.)
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference : 
1) Smart Museum of Art - The University of Chicago - Object number 1997.100
(Type : Highly related)
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/8323/horse

2) Setdart - Auction Lot 40011022
(Estimated Price : 8,000 - 12,000 € for 2 set / Type : Highly related)
https://www.setdart.com/subasta/displayimage/arte-oriental/pid=351483217/newlang=english.html

3) Sotheby's Newyork 22 November 2024 - Lot 139 - A gray pottery figure of a horse, Han dynasty
(Type : Closely related)
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/china-5000-years-including-property-from-the-junkunc-collection/a-gray-pottery-figure-of-a-horse-han-dynasty