A marble sculpture of a Buddhistic lion
Tang Dynasty
A marble sculpture of a Buddhistic lion Tang Dynasty

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A marble sculpture of a Buddhistic lion
Tang Dynasty
carved seated with its mouth wide open with a ferocious expression and curled mane, the tail coiled over its back, on a rectangular base -- 5½in. (14cm.) long, (minor restoration to upper jaw).
See Illustration.

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