A pair of pottery models of lions
Tang DynastyEach beast modelled seated, with a squat, powerful body and wide paws, with a broad head and ferocious jaws biting the rear leg, all raised on a plinth.Each: 40cm (15 3/4in) high (2).
注脚
Provenance: a Swedish private collection, acquired in the early 20th centuryThe result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C118e22 dated 22 May 2018, is consistent with the dating of this lot.