# Winged Chimera (Bixie)

- Date: 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)
- 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
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.184)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.184/1980.184_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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