China: Pottery horse from Sichuan, Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

The Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD).

Spanning more than four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the 'Han people and the Chinese script is referred to as Han characters'.

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