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Tricolor Pottery Figurine of the Heavenly King

Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)  Date: undated
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Date: undated

The Heavenly King is one of the figurines comprising the burial assemblages during the Tang dynasty. Together with the guardian beasts, the Heavenly King, usually in pair, were placed in front of the tomb path or the chamber, behind the guardian beasts. Collectively they were called the “four deities” in extant ancient records.

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