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Altarpiece - Guardian King (left)

A.D. 593
Medium/TechniqueLost-wax cast bronze with inscription
DimensionsOverall: 18 x 6.2 x 3.1 cm (7 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Edward Jackson Holmes in memory of his mother, Mrs. W. Scott Fitz
Accession number47.1410
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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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)