A gray schist figure of a lion

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

细节

A gray schist figure of a lion
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With a thick unruly mane, bulging eyes and open mouth revealing straight rows of teeth, his tongue wagging
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high

来源

Hiruma Collection, Japan, before 1986

出版

T. Kuno, Gandhara Art, 1986, pl. no. 161

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Hugo Weihe

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Figures of lions typically flank the throne of Buddha, and this is a large example of its type.