Guardian Lion; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

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Accession Number
2004/2.12
Title
Guardian Lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Artist Nationality
Cambodian
Medium and Support
sandstone
Object Creation Date
12th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Cambodia (nation)
probably Angkor
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Period
Cambodia, Angkorian Period (9th-13th centuries)
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 and Primary Object Type
Sculpture
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
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
buildings and the land
mammals
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
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