Buddhistic Lions - Dallas, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 47.999 W 096° 49.698
14S E 703347 N 3631201
Two black Chinese lions are on either side of the entrance to the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
Waymark Code: WMWY4N
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2017
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Plaque Text:
Bronze Buddhistic Lion
China 18th-Early 19th Century
Wipipedia
The lions are usually depicted in pairs. When used as statuary the pair would consist of a male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world ) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture ).