id:			161427
accession number:	2000.118.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.118.1
updated:		2019-04-18 12:49:17.980000

Tomb Guardian with Animal Head, early 700s. China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2000.118.1

title:				Tomb Guardian with Animal Head
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creation date:			early 700s
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		725
current location:		239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline:			Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
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culture:	China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique:	glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Tang Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
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With their fierce expressions and exaggerated physical features, these two fantastic guardian creatures were intended to guard the entrance to a tomb, warding off evil as well as keeping the soul of the deceased from wandering. Known as "earth spirits" or qitou, they are markedly different in appearance: one has an animal face and a pair of antlers growing above its eyebrows; the other sports a human face with huge protruding ears and a short horn surrounded by fiery, twisting hair. Their many elongated spikes heighten the fearful intensity.
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