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Medical Treatment of a Horse
Instructions on drenching a horse to induce diarrhea from the Byzantine manuscript Hippiatrica. (Hippiatrica, Parisinus greacus 2244, fo. 74v)
14th century CE

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Mongol with Horse & Camel
A Chinese ink painting of a Mongol rider with a horse and camel. The painting was produced by an unidentified artist c. 1271–1368, when China was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan. Ink and color on silk. 30...

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Statue of a Horse from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This is a forepart of a horse from the chariot-group surmounting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus . From the north side of the peribolus wall of the Mausoleum. Classical Greek Period, circa 350 BCE. The British...

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Horse
Early domestication of animals. A horse from Lascaux. Replica in the Brno museum Anthropos.

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Horse Racing by Manet
An 1872 oil on canvas painting, Horse Racing, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The was a work commissioned by a racing enthusiast. Manet was a frequent race-goer himself, particularly the races held at the Bois de...

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Tang Dynasty Horse
A unglazed ceramic horse from the Tang Dynasty. China, 8th century CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)

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Scythian Horse Decoration
Funerary horse decorations. 3rd Century BCE. Associated with the Paryzyk culture, Russia. (Amsterdam Hermitage)

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Crazy Horse and His People Surrender 1877
Crazy Horse and his band of Oglala Sioux on their way from Camp Sheridan to surrender to General Crook at Red Cloud Agency on Sunday, 6 May 1877. Wood engraving by the artist Berghavy from sketches by Mr. Hottes, 1877. Library of Congress...

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Large Haniwa Horse
This horse is a "haniwa" or a terracotta tomb object. It was excavated at Kamishiba Tumulus in Gunma prefecture, Japan. It dates from the Kofun period or around the 6th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

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Ink Painting of Groom & Horse
A Chinese handscroll dating from between 1296 - 1359 CE, when China was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The handscroll depicts grooms with their horses, a theme which became increasingly popular during this period due to the high value...