Harvard Art Museums > 2003.187.1: Guardian Creature with Human Face, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Guardian Creature with Human Face, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face , 2003.187.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/146757. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.187.1 Title Guardian Creature with Human Face, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face 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/146757 Physical Descriptions Medium Molded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments Dimensions 37.5 x 35.5 x 20.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 x 8 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.187.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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. 90, cat. no. 18 Related Works 2003.187 Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face Sculpture Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
