Tomb Guardian with Human Face
early 700s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Tomb Guardian with Human Face, early 700s. China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 88.9 x 41 x 50.8 cm (35 x 16 1/8 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2000.118.2 Cobalt blue glaze used on the head and chest was imported from the Middle East.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
- Medium
- glazed, earthenware, sancai, three-color, ware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 88.9 x 41 x 50.8 cm (35 x 16 1/8 x 20 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2000.118.2
- 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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