北魏  彩繪陶鎭墓獸|Tomb guardian beast
Object type: Figure
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Period: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)
Date: 5th–6th century
Medium: Earthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); L. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Classification: Tomb Pottery
Credit line: Bequest of Florance Waterbury, in memory of her father, John I. Waterbury, 1968
Accession year: 1968