The Buddhist Art of Gandhāra

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Lion

Head of a lion with globular eyes and dangling tongue, probably belonging to a figured bracket.

Label: Lion
Type: Relief
Subject: lion
Material: Schist
Place of Origin: Gandhāra
Date of Origin: 1st-3rd century CE
Excavated by: University of Peshawar. Department of Archaeology
Holding Institution: Dir Museum Chakdara