Title: Tomb guardian beast
Object type: Figure
Date: 5th–6th century
Culture: China
Period: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)
Medium: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 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
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals