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Wooden rocking horse. 19th century. Kirillovo District, Novgorod Province
Carving and paintwork on wood
10 х 11 х 15
State Russian Museum
Annotation
A fantastic entity that conveys in one object a carriage and the horses attached to it, decorated with paintwork against a bright orange background. Orange was at one time a symbol of fire and the sun, and then was used in paintwork on toys for artistic reasons.
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