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A marble figure of a lion probably Tang dynasty, the muscular…
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Melbourne
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22-Aug-2021
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A marble figure of a lion probably Tang dynasty, the muscular animal seated on its haunches with forelegs braced on the rectangular plinth, with head raised and slightly turned to one side with jaws open, incised with long tufted mane and tail coiled around the hind leg, 21.5 cm high, Compare with a smaller figure dated to the Tang Dynasty, sold Christie's, London, 24 September 2020, lot 909; another from the Raphy star collection, sold Mossgreen, Melbourne, 11 December 2016, lot 60; and another from the Robert H. Ellsworth collection, sold Christie's, New York, 17 March 2015, lot 16
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