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Box Lid with a Winged Lion and Remnant of an Iron Hinge

Box Lid with a Winged Lion and Remnant of an Iron Hinge. Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). Dimensions: W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm). Date: ca. 5th century. Box lids are rare examples of nonreligious art of the fifth century, little of which has survived. They are closely related in style and imagery. Their dating is based on the decorative scrolls of the Gupta period.
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Title:
Box Lid with a Winged Lion and Remnant of an Iron Hinge
Caption:
Box Lid with a Winged Lion and Remnant of an Iron Hinge. Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). Dimensions: W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm). Date: ca. 5th century. Box lids are rare examples of nonreligious art of the fifth century, little of which has survived. They are closely related in style and imagery. Their dating is based on the decorative scrolls of the Gupta period.
Technique/material:
STONE
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4200 x 3420 px | 41.1 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 29.0 cm | 14.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)
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