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Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_negA_and_B_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_negA_and_B_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_negC_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_negC_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.169_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view3_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view3_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view4_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_view4_ICA.jpg)

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Horse

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
DATES 5th-6th century C.E.
PERIOD Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 36.169
CREDIT LINE Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Coptic. Horse, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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Coptic. <em>Horse</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 5 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.169. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.36.169_detail01_ICA.jpg)

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