A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF GUARDIANS,
A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF GUARDIANS,

TANG DYNASTY (618-907),

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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF GUARDIANS,
Tang dynasty (618-907),
Each modeled with fierce expression and shown standing atop a shaped base, with right fist clenched before the bulging belly and left hand at hip, the face with furrowed brow and framed by an elaborate helmet, wearing cord-bound armor with large lion-mask epaulets at the shoulders, traces of red, orange, aubergine, green and black pigment
30in. (76.3cm.) high (2)