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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A grey schist stair riser with a winged lion
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Carved in a crouching position with front paws firmly planted, tongue extending from a smiling mouth, the gracefully curved wing framing the upper torso, the figure enclosed in a triangular frame.
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Carved in a crouching position with front paws firmly planted, tongue extending from a smiling mouth, the gracefully curved wing framing the upper torso, the figure enclosed in a triangular frame.
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s