Tomb Guardian Beast
Unknown Artist
Medium
Earthenware with pigment
Dimensions
H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); L. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
Classification
Tomb Pottery
Culture & Period
China · Western Jin dynasty (265–316)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Florance Waterbury, in memory of her father, John I. Waterbury, 1968
Accession Number
68.149.15
Tags
Mythical Creatures