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TANG DYNASTY
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Two painted pottery figures of lokapala guardians
Tang dynasty
Similarly modelled standing on a recumbent bullock wearing cord tied armour with monster-mask epaulets, painted with foliate roundels at the front, the rounded face with bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, covered by a winged helmet centred at the top by and upright crest shaped as a stylised flame, covered in white slip, shades of orange-red and black pigment, some restoration and damage
49 cm. and 48 cm. high (2)
Tang dynasty
Similarly modelled standing on a recumbent bullock wearing cord tied armour with monster-mask epaulets, painted with foliate roundels at the front, the rounded face with bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, covered by a winged helmet centred at the top by and upright crest shaped as a stylised flame, covered in white slip, shades of orange-red and black pigment, some restoration and damage
49 cm. and 48 cm. high (2)
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