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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTOR
A gray schist figure of a lion
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of a lion
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Carved as a throne support with the body emerging from a rectangular plinth, standing on its forelegs, the face expressively carved with its tongue dangling out
7¼ in. (18½ cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Carved as a throne support with the body emerging from a rectangular plinth, standing on its forelegs, the face expressively carved with its tongue dangling out
7¼ in. (18½ cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in London, 1966