Statuette

29-64-238

From: Gandhara

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-64-238
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Gandhara
Date Made 2nd Century
Section Asian
Materials Slate
Technique Carved
Iconography Lion
Description

Lion in front of a pier. Micaceous slate, carved in the round. Alexander Scott notes say 'temple guardian for ornamenting the step of a small shrine.'

Height 18.73 cm
Length 19.1 cm
Credit Line Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918
Other Number 0903 - Cast Number | 238 - Other Number

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