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Altarpiece - Guardian Lion (right)
Chinese
Sui dynasty, 13th year of the Kaihuang era
dated A.D. 593
Medium/Technique
Lost-wax cast bronze with inscription
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Edward Jackson Holmes in memory of his mother, Mrs. W. Scott Fitz
Accession Number47.1407
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork
ProvenanceLate 19th century, excavated in the vicinity of the Zhaozhou Bridge, Hebei, China. Duan Fang (b. 1861- d. 1911), China. By 1945, Charles Rutherston, England; 1945, Mrs. Christopher Powell and Mrs. Charles Rutherston; 1947, sold by Mrs. Christopher Powell and Mrs. Charles Rutherston to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1947)
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