Bronze figure of a flying horse. China, VI.3 (vi) Xin to Easter Han 005202.031 -. Famous flying bronze horse and swallow from Eastern Han dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). The original bronze piece was discovered in 1969, when villagers in the small town of Leitai, in Wuwei County, Gansu Province discovered an ancient tomb while digging foundations. Among the more than 200 relics found in the tomb, was the Flying Horse and Swallow. The horse's hoof is raised high as the startled swallow sets off the neighing, cleverly pivoting horse. In the early 1970s, replicas from Taiwan flooded the market, but that supply has been depleted. ©TopFoto.

Bronze figure of a flying horse. China, VI.3 (vi) Xin to Easter Han 005202.031 -. Famous flying bronze horse and swallow from Eastern Han dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). The original bronze piece was discovered in 1969, when villagers in the small town of Leitai, in Wuwei County, Gansu Province discovered an ancient tomb while digging foundations. Among the more than 200 relics found in the tomb, was the Flying Horse and Swallow. The horse's hoof is raised high as the startled swallow sets off the neighing, cleverly pivoting horse. In the early 1970s, replicas from Taiwan flooded the market, but that supply has been depleted. ©TopFoto

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