Ancient ceramic horse resembles Shrek’s donkeyA ceramic horse of ancient China’s Han Dynasty about 1800 years ago – currently under repair recently at Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan province – has gained the interest of netizens. Courtesy of People’s Daily via WeiboPhotos of an ancient ceramic horse excavated in Chengdu’s Shuangliu District, southwest China’s Sichuan province, has gone viral as its facial appearance resembles the Donkey in the animated film, Shrek, the Chengdu Business Daily reports. Under repair in Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan province, the museum staff joked that the ceramic horse was “poisoned” with its mouth open, tongue out and head tilted on one side. Courtesy of DreamworksThe sculpture was excavated in 2013 inside a tomb belonging in the Han Dynasty period about 1800 years ago. Li added that a cultural heritage exhibition of Shuangliu is scheduled to open soon and the ceramic horse will also be on display after it is repaired.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 07, 2016 09:00 UTC