Tomb Guardian Figures http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/989/tomb-guardian-figures ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Tomb Guardian Figures Tomb Guardian Figures http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/989/tomb-guardian-figures 16 16 Tomb Guardian Figures http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/989/tomb-guardian-figures http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/989/tomb-guardian-figures Sculpture Artist Unknown (China) 500 500 Asia, China Grey earthenware with traces of pigment Sculpture Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:07:36 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Tomb Guardian Figures</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28China%29">Artist Unknown (China)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="500">early 6th century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G208%22">G208</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Mortuary figures, pair of, representing warriors both wear armor, with curious head-dresses, and one carries a sword-like object. Four of these figures were found at the entrance of a tomb in Honan province. Two bought by M.I.A., and two by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They are fashioned of polychromed pottery of the greyish cast associated with Wei. Traces of faded terra cotta color remain. These are unusually large tomb figures. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/989/tomb-guardian-figures Artist Unknown (China)