Winged Chimera (Bixie)

400s CE

Medium: bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: Overall: 6.7 x 7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture: China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386–589 CE)
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art, Chinese Art
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; Bequests of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and John L. Severance; Gifts of Francis F. Prentiss and the Worcester R. Warner Collection by exchange
Rights: Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

About this work

A bixie is a fantastical hybrid creature that was believed to ward off evil spirits

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