Figure of a Tomb Guardian

Period:: Tang dynasty (618–907)

Date:: ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century

Culture:: China

Medium:: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze and pigments

Dimensions:: H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)

Classification:: Tomb Pottery

Credit Line:: Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991

Accession Number:: 1991.253.9

Not on view

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.

Stanley Herzman , New York (until 1991; donated to MMA)

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Selection of Chinese Ceramics from the Adele and Stanley Herzman Collection," June 1, 1990–August 26, 1990.

Timelines
Central and North Asia, 500-1000 A.D.
China, 500-1000 A.D.

Department

Asian Art (35,454)

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Date / Era

A.D. 500–1000 (6,838)

Tray

Artist: Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 1994.605.47 Date: 8th century Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze Accession: 1994.605.47 On view in: Not on view

Camel

Artist: Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 67.43.1 Date: 8th century Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze Accession: 67.43.1 On view in: Gallery 207

Horse and Boy

Artist: Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 50.221.2 Date: 8th century Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze Accession: 50.221.2 On view in: Gallery 207

Groom

Artist: Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 2000.662.8 Date: 8th century Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze Accession: 2000.662.8 On view in: Gallery 207

Figure of a Seated Court Lady

Artist: Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 2010.120 Date: 8th century Medium: Earthenware with tri-color (sancai) glaze Accession: 2010.120 On view in: Gallery 207