618-907
Guardian Figure
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The Chinese placed guardian figures inside the entrances of tombs. The size of these tomb figures was regulated by law: a large piece such as this must have been commissioned for a high-ranking member of the nobility as a testimony to his wealth in this life and a reassurance to his spirit in the next.
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