This anthropomorphic figure with a tiger head, translucent and finely carved, is the finest example of marble sculpture from Anyang. With head slightly tilted upwards, mouth agape and teeth bared, the figure crouches, claw-like hands placed on its knees. The sculpture is covered with incised decorations that include dragons with bottle-horns on its arms, and vertical dragons with curved tails from its thighs to hip. Its underside is divided in two, and a vertical groove runs along its back, possibly for attaching it as an architectural ornament.
Englishi Audio Guide
Englishi Audio Guide
- Item No.
- R001757
- Dimensions
- Height37.1、Length21.4、Diameter26.8cm，Weight28.5kg
- Excavated/Findspot
- Fill of looters’ pit, Xibeigang Tomb No. 1001
- Materials
- Marble
- Notes
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