2003.180.2: Striding Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Striding, Armor-Clad, Bearded Warriors Wearing Helmets with Protective Neck and Ear Flaps, One with Mouth Open, One with Mouth Closed, Their Hands Positioned to Hold Weapons

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.180.2

Title

Striding Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Striding, Armor-Clad, Bearded Warriors Wearing Helmets with Protective Neck and Ear Flaps, One with Mouth Open, One with Mouth Closed, Their Hands Positioned to Hold Weapons

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

funerary sculpture

Date

first third 6th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Northern Wei, 386-534

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/142055

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

Dimensions

34.5 x 13 x 19.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon

Accession Year

2003

Object Number

2003.180.2

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Virginia Bower, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, exh. cat., ed. Robert D. Mowry, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., 2002), p. 84, cat. no. 11

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