{"product_id":"indian-lion","title":"Antique Gujarati Painted Stone Guardian Lion","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully characterful hand-carved stone guardian lion from Gujarat, India. With his expressive, almost human face, boldly carved mane and remnants of colourful painted decoration, he is a beautiful example of Indian folk art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuardian lions such as this would traditionally have stood at the entrance to a home or gateway, often as part of a pair, symbolising strength and offering protection from unwanted visitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelieved to date from the 19th century, he has developed a beautifully weathered surface and patina over many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Gujarat, India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Hand-carved stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge: Believed to date from the 19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: Approximately 5.5 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal painted decoration remains in shades of black, red, blue and cream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth: 19 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 22 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepth: 8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully aged antique condition, with considerable wear and losses to the original painted decoration. There are small chips, marks and weathering throughout, all consistent with age and previous use. These form an important part of his character and patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHY WE LOVE IT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe absolutely love his expressive face, wonderful folk-art charm and the flashes of original colour that remain. Small but incredibly substantial, he is a very special decorative object with a fascinating history and protective symbolism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVIEWING \u0026amp; DELIVERY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable for collection from Norwich or free local delivery. For delivery elsewhere, shipping will be added at checkout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jody Ellen Textiles ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067713040714,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/0637\/3194\/files\/IMG_4466.jpg?v=1792759064","url":"https:\/\/jodyellentextiles.co.uk\/products\/indian-lion","provider":"Jody Ellen Textiles ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}