A SANDSTONE LION

Description:

Cambodia, Khmer, 12th/ 13th cent.
H. 93 cm
The roaring lion guardian is placed on a rectangular plinth sculpted in an almost seated posture with clawed paws, his head is showing bulging eyes below bushy eyebrows, finely carved snout, open mouth showing a double row of teeth and fangs, a pair of pricked ears, the backside of his head and chest covered with dots suggesting a mane and stylized tufts of hair, plain body and a long tail curling over his back
Old German private collection - Partly chipped and cracked