Tomb Pillar
Artist/Culture
Han Dynasty
Date206–220
Mediumbaked clay with traces of polychrome
Dimensions130.8 cm (51 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernat
Object number1972.138
Label TextA pair of tomb pillars surmounted by a terra cotta lintel would have formed the doorway into a Han burial chamber. Few if these ceramic monuments have survived. The fantastic figure atop this one may have been conceived as a guardian spirit. The repeating design of fighting dragons, one biting the other’s tail, is found on several of the surviving pillars.ProvenanceGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernat, Upton, MAOn View
Not on view
