Lot Essay
Figures of lions typically flank the throne of Buddha, and this is a large example of its type.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of a lion
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With a thick unruly mane, bulging eyes and open mouth revealing straight rows of teeth, his tongue wagging
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With a thick unruly mane, bulging eyes and open mouth revealing straight rows of teeth, his tongue wagging
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Hiruma Collection, Japan, before 1986
Literature
T. Kuno, Gandhara Art, 1986, pl. no. 161
Brought to you by
Hugo Weihe
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