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Altarpiece - Guardian Lion (left)

Chinese
Sui dynasty
dated A.D. 593

Medium/Technique Lost-wax cast bronze with inscription
Dimensions Overall: 9.6 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Edward Jackson Holmes in memory of his mother, Mrs. W. Scott Fitz
Accession Number47.1408
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

ProvenanceLate nineteenth 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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