China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200–750 AD Reunification: late 6th–8th century

Back to online format PRINT THIS PAGE Tomb guardian with leonine head Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century Baked clay with pigments H. 29 1/2 in. (75 cm) Excavated from Tomb 216, Astana, Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1972 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum Copyright © 2000–2009 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Available online at www.metmuseum.org