| Object Number | 41-6-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Eastern Wei Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 534-550 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Iconography | Lion | Lotus | Elephant Spirit King | Lion Spirit King | Bird Spirit King | Fish Spirit King | Tree Spirit King | Mountain Spirit King |
| Description | Rectangular limestone block. Obverse: Four seated Spirit Kings, the figure at the left has the head covered with an elephant head mask; the next, an animal head mask (the lower part not shown) is pushed up over the forehead; the head of the third figure is concealed by an animal head mask; the fourth holds a curved animal over his head, a figure with an animal head and a fish body. Reverse: two lions guarding the lotus which is suported by two small seated human figures. Each end: two seated Spirit Kings. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Length | 36 cm |
| Thickness | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Ton Ying, 1941 |
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