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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.187
Title
Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
c. 500-535
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Wei, 386-534
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/18857

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
Dimensions
greatest dimen.: 38.5 cm (15 3/16 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
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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