Figure of Lion
15th-16th century
Bronze figure of a Buddhist lion inlaid with gold and silver. Bronze with gold inlay.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Met, China, animal figures |
| Physical description | Bronze figure of a Buddhist lion inlaid with gold and silver. Bronze with gold inlay. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1879. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Bibliographic reference | Published in ''Later Chinese Bronzes, 1989, by Rose Kerr. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 182-1879 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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