唐 鎏金銅獅, Standing Lion, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th century, China, Bronze with traces of gilding, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Sculpture, This regal lion, who steps on lotus blossoms atop an altar table, may have served as the mount for a figure of the bodhisattva Manjushri, the Buddhist embodiment of transcendent wisdom.
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唐 鎏金銅獅, Standing Lion, Tang dynasty, 618–907, 8th century, China, Bronze, traces, gilding, H, 9 3/4, 24.8 cm, Sculpture, regal, lion, steps, lotus blossoms, atop, altar table, served, mount, figure, bodhisattva Manjushri, Buddhist embodiment, transcendent wisdom
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