• Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – front view
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  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – rear view
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  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – right-side view
  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – opposite three-quarter front view
  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – close view of the upper section
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  • Monumental gilt Singha temple lion from Thailand, antique Buddhist guardian figure with rare ceremonial presence
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  • Boeddhistische tempelwachter uit Siam, vergulde Singha leeuw met oude patina en spirituele beschermsymboliek
  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – close object detail
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  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – additional base detail
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  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – detail of the preserved finish
  • Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm – final catalogue detail view
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Temple Guardian

Monumental Pair of Thai Singha Temple Lions – Gilt Bronze, 103–104 cm

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Object Details

Catalogue Note

Singha A: H 103 × W 44 cm, 38 kg
Singha B: H 104 × W 44 cm, 49.6 kg
Total weight: 87.6 kg
Material: Heavy cast bronze with surviving gilding
Origin: Thailand / Siam
Dating: Attributed to the late 18th–early 19th century

An exceptional matched pair of monumental Thai Singha temple lions, cast at architectural scale and designed as protective guardians. Their vigorous manes, open mouths and robust stance are complemented by a Buddhist wheel or solar-wheel motif cast on the reverse.

The surfaces retain extensive aged gilding, dark patina and casting irregularities. The early Rattanakosin dating and the precise gilding technique remain art-historical attributions; microscopy and weight alone are not treated as definitive dating evidence.

Condition

Substantial antique condition with extensive wear to gilding, patina and age-related casting/surface variation. Offered as the original matched pair.