Bulletin"Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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Modeled in brick , the figures display a marked verticality well suited to the
narrow and tall panels . The most striking decorative element are the squatting
lions , bizarre creatures which emerge from each side of the pagoda , below the
shaft .
Modeled in brick , the figures display a marked verticality well suited to the
narrow and tall panels . The most striking decorative element are the squatting
lions , bizarre creatures which emerge from each side of the pagoda , below the
shaft .
Page 116
On the upper border of a gorytus from Solokha , a stag is savaged by a lion and
griffon , while in the main panel can still ... a scene of non - Greeks in battle.18 ) A
phiale from the same site is covered with realistic scenes of lions savaging deer .
On the upper border of a gorytus from Solokha , a stag is savaged by a lion and
griffon , while in the main panel can still ... a scene of non - Greeks in battle.18 ) A
phiale from the same site is covered with realistic scenes of lions savaging deer .
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The same combination of lions , griffons and stags is seen on objects from Kul
Oba where it frequently serves as a foil to scenes involving human figures . See ,
e.g. , the gold bracelets with scenes of griffons attacking stags ; silver vases with ...
The same combination of lions , griffons and stags is seen on objects from Kul
Oba where it frequently serves as a foil to scenes involving human figures . See ,
e.g. , the gold bracelets with scenes of griffons attacking stags ; silver vases with ...
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| Title | Bulletin |
| Author | Östasiatiska museet |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
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