A painted pottery figure of a lokapala guardian
Tang dynasty
Modelled standing on a recumbent bullock wearing cord tied armour with monster-mask epaulets, painted with foliate roundels at the front, the reverse with a zebra pattern, the rounded face with bulging eyes, bushy eyebrows and beard, covered by a winged helmet centred at the top by and upright crest shaped as a stylised flame, cover in white slip, shades of orange-red and black pigment, small chips
48.5 cm. high
A painted pottery figure of a lokapala guardian
Tang dynasty
Modelled standing on a recumbent bullock wearing cord tied armour with monster-mask epaulets, painted with foliate roundels at the front, the reverse with a zebra pattern, the rounded face with bulging eyes, bushy eyebrows and beard, covered by a winged helmet centred at the top by and upright crest shaped as a stylised flame, cover in white slip, shades of orange-red and black pigment, small chips
48.5 cm. high
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