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Bronze quadrafoil fitting with leaping lion dog
Bronze quadrafoil fitting with leaping lion dog
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Bronze quadrafoil fitting with leaping lion dog with lotus flowerTang to Northern Song dynasty, 8th-11th century
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Bronze quadrafoil fitting with leaping lion dog
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BATEA : 1076
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animals
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metal; bronze; animal; lion dog; lotus; plaque; handling; China; belt; shi shi; mythical;
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A bronze quadrafoil reticulated fitting, probably a belt buckle inser, with a leaping lion-dog. The animal's nose is in the air, its tail is held up and there is a lotus flower spray in its mouth, the flower head appearing underneath its neck. The body has a scale like pattern.
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bronze
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fair, some cracking of frame;The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2015
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7.4cm
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6.7cm
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8th-12th century
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Tang to Northern Song
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China
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