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Altarpiece - Guardian Lion (right)

dated A.D. 593

Medium/TechniqueLost-wax cast bronze with inscription

DimensionsOverall: 9 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Edward Jackson Holmes in memory of his mother, Mrs. W. Scott Fitz

Accession number47.1407

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ClassificationsMetalwork

Collections

Asia

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)