Small head of a snow lion, late 19th century
Mongolia
sold
EUR 3,000
Size
H: 10 cm
B: 13 cm
H: 3.9 inch
B: 5.1 inch
Description
bronze repoussé, remnants of gold plating and red pigment, ears (copper sheet) and movable tongue separately worked, base
The snow lion is one of the prime symbols of Buddhism.