id: 135654 accession number: 1959.184 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.184 updated: 2023-03-22 14:08:01.478000 Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone, late 7th-early 8th Century. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Limestone with carved decoration; overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin 1959.184 title: Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 7th-early 8th Century creation date earliest: 675 creation date latest: 725 current location: creditline: Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin copyright: --- culture: China, Tang dynasty (618-907) technique: limestone with carved decoration department: Chinese Art collection: China - Tang Dynasty type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00 Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This slab may have come from either the foundation of a house-shaped coffin or an epitaph stone that was inscribed with a dedication to the deceased. The combination of realistic and imaginary animals is typical of Tang funerary art. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.184/1959.184_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.184/1959.184_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.184/1959.184_full.tif