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Guardian Lion

CultureChinese
DateWestern Wei dynasty (535-556 C.E.)
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches (5.08 × 4.13 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-37/21
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Guardian Standing on a Lion
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
F88-37/11
PL side oblique
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
F88-37/15
Guardian Lion
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
35-60
Striding Lion
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
47-77
PL side oblique
late 4th-early 5th centutury C.E.
F88-37/3
Figure of a Buddhist Lion
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
R85-7/4
recto overall
late 4th-early 5th centutury C.E.
F88-37/2
The Bodhisattva Wen-shu (Manjusri) Riding on a Lion
Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
F88-37/77
recto overall
7th-8th century C.E.
81-32
Guardian Figure in Full Armor on a Demon
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
F88-37/64