Figurine of Chinese Tomb Guardian
- Description
- This pottery figure is shown wearing armour and stands on what seems to be an ox. The figure originally held a sword or spear. Tomb guardians were placed with the dead to protect them from evil in the afterlife. This example dates from the Tang dynasty (AD 618 - 907). It is part of a collection of Chinese ceramics created by F E Colthurst and given to the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : 77.OS.118/11
- Collection Class
- Asia
- Common Name
- figurine of Chinese Tomb Guardian
- Simple Name
- figurine
- Period Classification
- Early Medieval (AD 410-1066)
- Production Date
- 618-907
- Production Country
- China
- Production Continent
- Asia
- Material
- pottery, earthenware
