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
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2003.218
- Title
- 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
- 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/4645
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
- Dimensions
- greatest dimen.: 57.5 cm (22 5/8 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
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Related Objects
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- Title
Guardian Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors
- Classification
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- Title
Guardian Warrior with Mouth Open, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors
- Classification
Verification Level
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