A gilt bronze figure of a Buddhistic lion

LATE MING DYNASTY

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A gilt bronze figure of a Buddhistic lion
Late Ming Dynasty
Cast seated on his haunches, his right paw resting on a ball carved with small stars and partly envelopped by a ribbon, wearing a harnass with tassels and bell suspending from rings, tightly curled manes, the teeth bared in ferocious attitude
12.5 cm high

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