Highlights
Zodiac Figure (Horse)
- Nationality/Period
Unified Silla Period
- Provenance
Gyeongju-si
- Materials
Stone - Limestone
- Category
life in society - life in ceremony - funeral services - the twelve horary sign image
- Dimensions
41.2×26.8㎝
- Accession Number
Bongwan 13250
This is a stele carved with one of the Twelve Zodiac Animal Deities. The horse deity, represented as a human figure with a horse’s head standing on a rock, looks imposing. Its armor is exquisitely and realistically portrayed. It is presumed to be an early example of a statue of one of the Twelve Zodiac Animal Deities.