The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 19, 2024

Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone

Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone

late 600s–early 700s
Location: not on view

Description

This slab may have come from either the foundation of a house-shaped coffin or an epitaph stone that was inscribed with a dedication to the deceased. The combination of realistic and imaginary animals is typical of Tang funerary art.
  • ?–1959
    (C.T. Loo 盧芹齋 [1880–1957], Paris, France, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1959–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).
  • {{cite web|title=Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone|url=false|author=|year=late 600s–early 700s|access-date=19 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.184