ID 718620
Lot 742 | A SUPERB CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A LION
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The powerfully carved beast is shown seated and facing forward and with front legs firmly planted on a rectangular plinth, the mouth open in a roar.
6 3⁄4 in. (17 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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