Impressive Tang Dynasty large "EARTH SPIRITS" of white terracotta, TL tested

• Statue is TL tested, picture included
  • On the TL test the statues are called Lokapala but in fact that is a different kind and these are expressing the Earty Spirits.
• The inclusion of fantastic animal guardians as part of the retinue of tomb figures began in the Northern Wei dynasty (A.D. 386–534) and continued into the Tang dynasty. Also called earth spirits, or zhenmushou (grave-quelling beasts), these guardians took the form of fantastic hybrid creatures composed of various animal and sometimes human elements and were placed in the tomb in pairs to ward off any malevolent beings who threatened to intrude.

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