Lion

CultureTibetan
Titles
  • Lion
  • Plaque with Lion
Date12th - 17th centuries
PlaceTibet
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 15 × 3 in. (33 × 38.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.506
Non exposé

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Provenance[Georgia Chrischilles, Brussels, by 1997] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, before 2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Letter from Georgia Chrischilles, January 16, 2004.

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