Antiquity · Art Institute of Chicago · 147007
Winged Beast (Tomb Figure)
China, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)
Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Stanley Herzman in memory of Gladys Wolfson Herzman; Avery Brundage, Louise Lutz and Russell Tyson Endowments · Public domain
- Artist
- China
- Date
- Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)
- Medium
- Gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments
- Dimensions
- 22.2 × 43.8 cm (14 7/8 × 27 1/2 in.)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
Winged Beast (Tomb Figure), dated Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.), is catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago as a work in Gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments. The museum attributes the work to China. The recorded dimensions are 22.2 × 43.8 cm (14 7/8 × 27 1/2 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.