Tomb Guardian with Animal Head
A glazed earthenware tomb guardian in three-color sancai ware, standing on a scalloped base. Its lion-like head, with an open mouth and fierce brow, rises beneath a flaring crest of green, amber, and cream glaze that drips down the body.
Look closer: A small dark curled tail-like form rests on the base beside the front leg.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- early 700s
- Medium
- glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2354 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 725).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)