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White Horse of Uffington
The white horse of Uffington, a Bronze Age carving into the chalk hills in Oxfordshire, England.
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Horse Rider Rhyton
This horse rider ryhton was discovered while archaeologists excavated the ancient Erebuni Fortress, which is located in present-day Yerevan, Armenia. It dates from the 5th century BCE when Erebuni was under Persian control and was cast in...
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Bronze Horse Bit with Winged Goats from Western Iran
Luristan Bronze artefact from Iron Age II or III, c. 950-650 BCE. National Museum of Iran, Tehran. Acc. no. 3915, Photograph by Nima Fakourzadeh (Baloot Noghrei) In archaeology, the cast objects with bronze decorations obtained from the...
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Mulan with a Horse
Scene of Mulan a with horse. Printed in ink, colour on paper.
1867 CE, Dingmao, China
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Urartian Horse Mural Fragment
This mural fragment of a running horse once adorned the large palace hall at Erebuni Fortress, which is located in present-day Yerevan, Armenia. It dates from roughly the 8th century BCE. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve...
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Assyrian Royal Horse Bridle
This gypsum wall panel depicts two female courtiers in front of a table, on which the royal horse bridle has been placed. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 660-650 BCE. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day...
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Horse-Figured Temple Pendants from Georgia
Gold temple rings with horse pendants, from the grave of a noblewoman in eastern Georgia, dated to the 4th century BCE.
National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
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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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White Horse Temple, Luoyang
The White Horse Buddhist temple at the former Chinese capital of Luoyang. Late Han dynasty, 1st century CE.
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Persian Horse Head Rhyton
This is a horse head rhyton cast in silver, dating from the 5th century BCE when Armenia was under Persian control. It was found at the Erebuni Fortress in Yerevan, Armenia. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia...