Gardien de tombe, M.C. 5598

Author(s): anonymous date of production: between 618 and 907 type(s) of object(s): sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, ceramics, china name(s): statuette, mingqi materials and techniques: terracotta, molding, colors - pigments place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 6cm width: 28cm description: terracotta statuette, painted in polychrome. Pendant of m. C. 5599 iconographic description: breastplate on the chest with animal heads as epaulettes. Left palm forward, right arm folded forward. Wide-brimmed helmet. Themes / subjects / places represented: figure, man acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: wannieck, léon date of acquisition: 05–03–1914 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 5598 part of: grave guardian. Date: between 618 and 907.