2. One of a pair of painted tomb guardians, ca. mid–8th century
Original cataloguing
ARTIST
DaTe
Tang dynasty, 618–907
Type of Art
ceramic tomb guardian, one of a pair
Format
Figure
Medium
Earthenware with silver, gold, and painted decoration
Colour
Silver, gold, multi
DIMENSIONS
h. 60.0 cm., w. approx. 31.0 cm., d. approx. 21.0 cm. (23 5/8 x 12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.) base (.2 b): h. 7.7 cm., w. 29.2 cm., d. approx. 18.5 cm. (3 1/16 x 11 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)