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Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda
Burma

A manuthiha is a seated creature with a human head and the body of a lion. Believed to ward off danger, they are sometimes found guarding the corners of a pagoda. The Shwe-Dagon Pagoda,where this is one of many such figures, is dated to about 600 AD.

via Victoria and Albert Museum

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