Temple Guardian (one of a pair)
CultureChinese
Dateca. 566-599 C.E.
MediumStone with traces of coloring
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/2 inches (82.55 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number30-46/1
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionSmall guardian type of figure, headdress and draped lower body. Right hand clenched in front of chest.Exhibition HistoryFar Eastern Art Exhibit, US Army Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, May 1968.
Dr. Osvald Siren;
Purchased from Dr. Osvald Siren by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1930.
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