Harvard Art Museums
Helmeted, Armor-Clad Guardian Warrior Wearing Pointed Boots, His Hands Raised to Chest Level in a Protective Gesture
- Date
- late 7th cent. - early 8th cent.
- Medium
- Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
- Culture
- Chinese
- Department
- Department of Asian Art
- Institution
- Harvard Art Museums
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