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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...
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Horse Bit from Lorestan
A horse bit with cheek pieces in the form of horses. From Lorestan, modern western Iran. Sassanid period, 224-651 CE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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Magdalenian Horse Figurine
Cast of a horse figurine carved out of mammoth ivory belonging to the Magdalenian industry of the Upper Paleolithic, which is associated with early modern humans (Homo sapiens) in southwestern France between c. 17,000...
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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...
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Relief of a Horse Rider from Balat
This rectangular marble piece depicts a horse rider advancing to the right. The upper body is encased in an armor (the shape of the armor fits the anatomical contours of the chest and upper abdomen). He holds a...
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Horse Ferry
An example of a horse-powered ferry. This photo was taken in Chillicothe Ohio in 1900 CE, and is a wooden team boat powered by two horses on treadmills, connected to side paddlewheels.
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Haniwa Horse
A terracotta haniwa (tomb-marker) in the form of a horse. Asuka Period, 6th century CE, Japan. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
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Gilt-Bronze Horse Bit from Japan
This gilt-bronze horse bit was excavated from Kenzaki Otsuka, which is located in Japan's Gumna prefecture. It dates from the 6th century CE, during the Kofun period. (Tokyo National Museum)
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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...
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Fragment of Urartian Horse Harness
This bronze plaque is engraved, at the upper part, with a figure of a god in a winged sun-disc. Originally, this plaque was part of a horse-harness (side-piece ), which was stitched to a leather backing. From Eastern...