A Painted Red Pottery Figure of a Lokapala
A Painted Red Pottery Figure of a Lokapala

TANG DYNASTY

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A Painted Red Pottery Figure of a Lokapala
Tang Dynasty
The belligerent figure shown standing triumphantly atop a struggling demon lying on its back atop the rockwork base, wearing elaborate layered armor with dragon-mask epaulets at the shoulders, his broad face modeled with the features of a foreigner below the tall phoenix-form helmet, with traces of black, green, and orangy red pigment and gilding
24¼in. (61.6cm.) high