국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

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.