2003.218.2: Guardian Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.218.2

Title

Guardian Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

funerary sculpture

Date

7th cent. - early 8th cent.

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/146269

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

Dimensions

57.5 x 21.5 x 16.5 cm (22 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Accession Year

2003

Object Number

2003.218.2

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), pp. 135-136, cat. no. 51

Related Works

• 2003.218

  Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors, One with Mouth Open, One with Mouth Closed, Each with Pointed Boots and a Hand Raised to Waist Level as if Grasping a Lance or Spear, and Standing on a Rocky Base from which Protrude the Head and Tail of a Snake

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