People believed their presence had special protective benefits.
Tang dynasty marble lion.
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Now right in antiques roadshow s studio lark had the opportunity to appraise one of these incredible artifacts in person.
This dates from the golden period of chinese art which is called the tang dynasty between the sixth century and the ninth century.
Tang dynasty marble lion.
Has time impacted the value of this rare find.
The excavations will help scientists better understand freight transport during the tang dynasty said fan.
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.
The original half human half lion sphinx is believed to have been built by egyptians 5 000 years ago.
Lion sculptures were commonly found in front of palaces tombs government offices temples and the homes of the wealthy during the tang dynasty.
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 a fan favorite tang dynasty marble lion that moved the expert to tears.
In this clip from vintage albuquerque asian arts expert lark mason appraises a tang dynasty marble lion.
Ningxia was along the ancient silk road trade route.
The white marble material was also rarely seen in north china he added.
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.