Guardian Lion / Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

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Accession Number
2004/2.12
Title
Guardian Lion
Artist Nationality
Cambodian
Medium and Support
sandstone
Object Creation Date
12th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Cambodia (nation)
probably Angkor
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Cambodia (nation)
Creation Place 3
probably Angkor
Dimensions
81.5 cm x 35 cm x 44.5 cm (32 1/16 in. x 13 3/4 in. x 17 1/2 in.)
Century
12th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
model
Physical Description
A buff sandstone sculpture of a lion, sitting erect with its front legs extended, all on a stone platform. The legs have been fully released from the stone, while surface details such as the curly mane and the tail are carved in low relief. In keeping with its role as a guardian figure, the lion has buldging eyes and its lips are drawn back to reveal sharp teeth.
Subject Matter
A stylized lion, of the type that originally stood at the base of stairways to temple buildings of the Khmer empire in Cambodia of the 9th through 13th centuries.
Primary Keywords
guardian
lion
temple
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2016 x 2838
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2004/2.12
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"Guardian Lion; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-2.12/2004_2_12vw1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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