Sancai sculpture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Tang_tomb_figures" class="extiw" title="en:Chinese Tang tomb figures">Chinese Tang tomb figures</a>
<p>North China, probably Henan province
Tang dynasty, early 8th century
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These figures are reputedly from the tomb of Liu Tingxun, a Tang dynasty official who died in AD 728. The group includes four guardian figures, two in the form of fabulous animals (one with a human face) and two in the form of standing Lokapala, or Heavenly Kings (tian wang), usually seen in the entrance of Buddhist temples. There are also two officials; on civil and one military; the military offical with armour over his robes and a bird of prey on his hat.
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