Temple Lion

This half-dog half lion creature reflects the snow lion motif which emerged in Tibet during the sixteenth century. Often, these snow lions sit in pairs on either side of the entrance to shrines and temples of the Buddhist faith. To learn more about this artifact, visit https://mypages.unh.edu/noorfaith/overview Created using agisoft photoscan and a Nikon D7000 Object located at the University of New Hampshire Museum of Art