Rare museum quality stoneware tomb guardian beast of the Tang Dynasty circa 618-907

The figure of a zoomorphic form is sitting on all four with hooves and what appears to be a smiling Buddha face with curly hair details along the sides and back. The bottom has a sticker of some sort perhaps by owner at some point during its journey. Can’t really make up what it says other 1142 or 1147

Measures approx 8 x 4 X 5