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WINGED LION
Height: 2 ft.
Weight: 300 lbs.
$250 (plus delivery)
Chinese -- 518 A.D.
Not native to China, the lion first appeared as an image in Chinese art around 150 A.D., coming to China from Iran over the Silk Road. The theme reached its high point in a series of monumental sculptures guarding the tombs of the Nanking Emperors in South China during the occupation of North China by the Huns (317-589).
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