Statue
C433
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Henan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C433 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Henan |
| Period | Wei Dynasty |
| Date Made | Wei Dynasty - Late 6th Century CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Fu Lion |
| Description | Stone fu lion. Weathered grey limestone. Companion to C432 and similar to it but the legs are shorter, the chest broader and lower and the neck not so much arched. The ears are laid back with the spirit of ferocity not quite so well expressed. Originally part of a pair, this lion would have been placed along the entrance to a tomb as a guardian or as a protector at the gate of a temple. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1924 |
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