Lidded incense burner (xianglu) with geometric decoration and narrative scenes
Chinese artist(s), Early Western Han dynasty · ca. 2nd century BCE
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Asad Al-Lat (Lion of Al-Lat)
Unknown Palmyrene sculptor; digital reconstruction by Georges Dahdouh with optimization by Jim Ellis · early 1st century CE original; 2015 digital reconstruction
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Asad Al-Lat (Lion of Al-Lat)
Commons records this as a New Palmyra CC0 model by Georges Dahdouh; original Lion of Al-Lat was damaged at Palmyra and later restored.
- Maker
- Unknown Palmyrene sculptor; digital reconstruction by Georges Dahdouh with optimization by Jim Ellis
- Date
- early 1st century CE original; 2015 digital reconstruction
- Place
- Asia
- Material
- Limestone original; STL digital reconstruction
- Dimensions
- Original approximately 3.5 m high
- Current collection
- Original restored and displayed at the National Museum of Damascus; digital model by New Palmyra
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- Maker
- Unknown Palmyrene sculptor; digital reconstruction by Georges Dahdouh with optimization by Jim Ellis
- Date
- early 1st century CE original; 2015 digital reconstruction
- Place
- Asia
- Material
- Limestone original; STL digital reconstruction
- Dimensions
- Original approximately 3.5 m high
- Current collection
- Original restored and displayed at the National Museum of Damascus; digital model by New Palmyra
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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