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title: Guardian King from Silla
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7551/guardian-king-from-silla/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Guardian King from Silla

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Guardian King from Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7551.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7551.jpg)

## Image Caption

The guardian king belongs to one of the eight catagories of [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) beings: that of the heavenly musicians (gandharva). One can identify this statue as such because of its wild beast headdress. Technically perfect, this [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Korean statue is unique today. The inscription on the base dates it to the "Rooster Year," without specifying the reference era. Comparing it to paintings featuring the same style and theme found in the Turfan Oasis of [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/)'s Xinjiang Province, experts can date it to the end of Unified [Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silla/) (668-918 CE) or the 9th century CE. (Musée Guimet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 03). Guardian King from Silla. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7551/guardian-king-from-silla/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Guardian King from Silla." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 03, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7551/guardian-king-from-silla/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Guardian King from Silla." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7551/guardian-king-from-silla/>.

## License & Copyright

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