Tomb Guardian

Tang dynasty

Macau Museum
Lisbon, Portugal

These tomb guardians in the form of monsters are designed to ward of robbers and also evoke rites of passage, reminding us that man regeneration is possible in an extraterrestrial world.

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Title: Tomb Guardian
Date Created: Tang dynasty
Location: The Macau Museum
Location Created: China
Physical Dimensions: 37.0 cm x 16.0 cm x 11.5 cm
Photographer: Paulo Alexandrino, Masayuki Kondo
External Link: Download image
Medium: Glazed earthenware "sancai" ("three colors")
Art Genre: Statuette
Art Form: Ceramic
Accession Number: Inv. 305

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