Tang Dynasty Marble Lion
In this clip from vintage albuquerque asian arts expert lark mason appraises a tang dynasty marble lion.
Tang dynasty marble lion. People believed their presence had special protective benefits. On monday june 19 at 8 7c pm on pbs antiques roadshow revisits albuquerque appraisals from 2002 that have been updated with today s market value including. The original half human half lion sphinx is believed to have been built by egyptians 5 000 years ago. Tv g the full episode is no longer available for online streaming.
Now right in antiques roadshow s studio lark had the opportunity to appraise one of these incredible artifacts in person. Ningxia was along the ancient silk road trade route. Tang dynasty marble lion. The white marble material was also rarely seen in north china he added.
Lion sculptures were commonly found in front of palaces tombs government offices temples and the homes of the wealthy during the tang dynasty. Lark mason senior vice president of sotheby s appraised the item at 250 000 and said he was almost speechless when confronted with the item. This dates from the golden period of chinese art which is called the tang dynasty between the sixth century and the ninth century. The broad back is carved with a thick rectangular platform to serve as a base or support.
Has time impacted the value of this rare find. The white marble chinese lion was carved between 618 and 907 a d.