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Guardian Protector of the East (Dongfang chiguo tianwang)

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Partially gilt arsenical bronze; lost-wax cast, Dali kingdom (938–1253), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett 2001
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Title: Guardian Protector of the East (Dongfang chiguo tianwang)
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Partially gilt arsenical bronze; lost-wax cast, Dali kingdom (938–1253), China.

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