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    "localId": "28463",
    "label": "One of a Pair of Women on Horseback",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.2329"
}

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    "id": "28463",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.2329",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "One of a Pair of Women on Horseback",
    "description": "Tomb sculptures of female figures are quite common.  Some are engaged in domestic activities, others appear as entertainers, athletes, or even Chinese polo players. Women of the Tang dynasty (618–907) took up riding horses, and women of the court also participated in a variety of equestrian sports, including a version of polo. This pair of women on horseback are suitably attired in riding trousers and a short jacket. Figures of women on horseback became common in Tang tombs, reflecting the horseriding trend of the time.",
    "provenance": "William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "7th-8th century (Tang dynasty)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.2329",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "figurines"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 7,
    "pageCount": 7,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 12 in. (30.5 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Chinese",
    "dynasty": "Tang dynasty",
    "med": "Earthenware ceramic, paint",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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