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12. Heavenly King Probably excavated in Luoyang, Henan Province Tang dynasty, 618 - 906 CE Earthenware with three-color, sancai, glaze height 126 cm
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 This fierce looking
warrior, wearing elaborate armor, is a tomb guardian, one of the Four
Heavenly Kings, representing the four cardinal directions. Originally
this type of figure functioned as a lokepala, a Buddhist guardian
figure trampling a bull or a demon, representing ignorance, the enemy
of the Law. |