唐 彩繪三彩陶鎭墓武士俑|Tomb guardian
Unknown
ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century · Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze and pigment · Asian Art
Although he obviously represents a racial group from the West, this armor-clad warrior stood sentinel in a Chinese tomb to protect its inhabitant from harm.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century
- Medium
- Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze and pigment
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991
