Title

A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, 618-906. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, c700. From the British Museum.

Date

600th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B74_469

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,4in x 17,2in / 3410 x 5148 (300dpi)

Keywords

country Chinese museum color colour death tomb mausoleum location British Museum century burial artefact dynasty concept guardian artifact protector Republic Of China Tang Dynasty CM Dixon 7th century Unknown Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon