Temple Guardian (Rakshasa)

Siamese

Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Medium

Terracotta with a cream-colored glaze

Classification

Ceramics

Dimensions

37.3 × 29.7 × 17.7 cm (14 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 7 in.)

Culture

Thailand

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia

Credit line

Gift of Paul F. Walter and Marilyn Walter Grounds

Rights

Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.

Who can see it

Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago

• Ceramics
• Cities and buildings
• 1300s
• Thailand
• Orange