Caption

Lion, Indian/South Asian, 1st half of the 20th century, figurine, animals, claws, height 13.2 cm, width 9.7 cm, possible origin India or Sri Lanka., A carved wooden figure of an animal-like creature with a textured surface sits on a rectangular wooden base; the creature has a raised head with an open mouth and visible carved teeth, a mane or layered neck, a curved tail that rises behind its body, and four legs with detailed paws. The carving shows a rough, chiseled finish with visible tool marks. The colors visible are dark brown and reddish-brown on the figure and base, with lighter gray and pale gray in the neutral background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_172

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lion Indian South Asian 1st half 20th century figurine animals claws height 13.2 cm width 9.7 cm possible origin India Sri Lanka carved wooden figure animal- creature textured surface sits rectangular wooden base raised head open mouth visible carved teeth mane layered neck curved tail rises body four legs detailed paws carving rough chiseled finish visible tool marks colors visible dark brown reddish-brown figure base lighter gray pale gray neutral background.