A PUDDINGSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION

A PUDDINGSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION

FIVE DYNASTIES (907-960)

The muscular beast is shown seated with forelegs stiffly braced on top of a rectangular plinth with its mouth open in a roar above a short beard and the face carved with a fierce expression.

7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high