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Figure of a Buddhist Lion
Figure of a Buddhist Lion

Figure of a Buddhist Lion

CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (6.03 × 6.35 × 3.49 cm)
Credit LineBequest of John S. Thacher
Object numberR85-7/4
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recto overall
Small Buddhist Shrine Guardian
7th-8th century C.E.
81-32
Shakyamuni Buddha Seated on the Lion Throne
Shakyamuni Buddha Seated on the Lion Throne
early 5th century C.E.
51-25
Striding Lion
Striding Lion
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
47-77
PL side oblique
Seated Lion
late 4th-early 5th centutury C.E.
F88-37/3
Guardian Standing on a Lion
Guardian Standing on a Lion
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
F88-37/11
recto oblique
Guardian Lion
Western Wei dynasty (535-556 C.E.)
F88-37/21
PL side oblique
Seated Guardian Lion or Tiger
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
F88-37/15
Guardian Lion
Guardian Lion
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
35-60
Seated Guardian Lion on Rocky Base
Seated Guardian Lion on Rocky Base
ca. 600 C.E.
F88-37/49
recto overall
Buddha Seated on a Lion Throne
late 4th-early 5th centutury C.E.
F88-37/2
The Bodhisattva Wen-shu (Manjusri) Riding on a Lion
The Bodhisattva Wen-shu (Manjusri) Riding on a Lion
Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
F88-37/77
Coin, bell-shaped with Buddhist figure
Coin, bell-shaped with Buddhist figure
Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
R63-28/29