Sale 9084
New York, Park Avenue
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23 March 1999
Price realised
USD 6,750
Estimate
A bronze figure of a lion Khmer, Bayon style, late 12th/early 13th Century Finely cast standing four-square, its head turned to the side in a ferocious expression with flaming mane and raised tail, the bronze with rich green encrustation 5 in. (13 cm.) high
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For a similar example see G. Coeds, Bronzes Khmrs, 1923, pl. XLIII, no. 156.
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