Title: Pole Base in the Form of a Tiger
Object type: Pole base
Culture: China
Period: Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: Gr. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of Douglas Dillon, 2001
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Tigers