IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 138240 accession number: C.99 A & B-1961 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 4 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Pair of tomb figures, possibly Lokapala. Mould made from grey earthenware, with traces of white slip and red paint. Ultra violet light reveals that the tunics are dark red, outlined in mustard yellow with mustard coloured lapels. The figure does not wear the typical guardian figure warrior costume preferred by Chinese potters, but rather the tight fitting tunic of Persian dress. They pair also wear baggy trousers nipped in below the knees title: pair of tomb figures NOTES ----- type: history note value: unknown before testator LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Bequeathed by L.C.G. Clarke, 1960 STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/138240 TECHNIQUES ---------- painting TECHNIQUES ---------- unglazed TECHNIQUES ---------- slip coating TECHNIQUES ---------- mould made CATEGORIES ------ category: earthenware DATING ------ creation date: 618 - 906 creation date earliest: 618 creation date latest: 906 culture: T’ang Dynasty (618-906) CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 29