Title: Tomb Guardian Beast
Object type: Figure
Culture: China
Period: Western Jin dynasty (265–316)
Medium: Earthenware with pigment
Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); L. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
Classification: Tomb Pottery
Credit line: Bequest of Florance Waterbury, in memory of her father, John I. Waterbury, 1968
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures