CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)

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A SMALL AMBER CARVING OF A RECUMBENT LION
CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
Carved with head turned to the side above the forepaws, and with the tail flicked up onto the back, drilled horizontally through the body
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long, box

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Lot Essay

Compare the small amber carving of a lion dated Liao dynasty illustrated by Emma C. Bunker and Julia M. White, Adornment for the Body and Soul: Ancient Chinese Ornaments from the Mengdiexuan Collection, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 1999, p. 191, no. 77.

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