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Summary
Tomb Guardian with Human Face
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| Title |
Tomb Guardian with Human Face |
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| Description |
With their fierce expressions and exaggerated physical features, these two fantastic guardian creatures were intended to guard the entrance to a tomb, warding off evil as well as keeping the soul of the deceased from wandering. Known as "earth spirits" or qitou, they are markedly different in appearance: one has an animal face and a pair of antlers growing above its eyebrows; the other sports a human face with huge protruding ears and a short horn surrounded by fiery, twisting hair. Their many elongated spikes heighten the fearful intensity. |
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| Date | 700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Art |
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| Accession number |
2000.118.2 |
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| Place of creation | China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.118.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 06:31, 22 January 2019 | | 2,370 × 3,400 (894 KB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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