Tomb Guardian with Animal Head
early 700s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Tomb Guardian with Animal Head, early 700s. China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2000.118.1 Sancai (three-color) glazes in green, amber, and transparent white, plus expensive cobalt blue glaze, show the high social status of the tomb’s occupant.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
- Medium
- glazed, earthenware, sancai, three-color, ware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2000.118.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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