SculptureChinese6th century

Head from a Column Support in the Form of a Crouching Winged Beast

550 - 577

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Limestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Northern Qi, 550-577

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 63.5 x W. 64 x D. 34 cm (25 x 25 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Samuel Cabot and Mrs. George R. Agassiz, Boston (by 1926), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

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