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Tang Dynasty, Rare Chinese Painted Pottery Earth Spirit browse these categories for related items... All Items: Far East: China: Pre AD 1000: item #772673 Please refer to our stock #C6039 when inquiring.
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Rare Chinese painted pottery tomb guardian in the form of a divine creature or sometimes known as earth spirit. This tomb guardian has an animal's body and a human face with bulging eyes, large ears and hoofed feet with red, black and white pigments remaining. It has a long and spiky horn spiralling up from the head and stretching wings. Its appearance is extremely fearsome.
It was believed that theirs large ears allowed them to hear sounds from all directions, the wings made them fly, the hoofed feet helped them race in the wild. It was meant that they could travel swiftly and freely in the universe in order to protect the soul of the dead. Tomb guardians were placed in ancient tombs to guard against evil, and protect the soul of the dead to ascend to heaven without obstruction. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, circa A.D. 618-907
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