Replica. On a display stand
13"H x 16"W x 6"L
The Gansu Flying Horse or Han dynasty Flying Horse, Bronze Running Horse or Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow is a Chinese sculpture in bronze from the Eastern Han dynasty probably the 2nd century CE. Discovered in 1969 near the city of Wuwei, in the province of Gansu, it is now in the Gansu Provincial Museum. "Perfectly balanced," says one authority, "on the one hoof which rests without pressure on a flying swallow, it is a remarkable example of three-dimensional form and of animal portraiture with the head vividly expressing mettlesome vigor."
