33 cm in height
Excavated at the Mazhuangfang Temple in the southern suburbs of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province
This component is a lion crouching on a tile. The beast’s two eyes are wide open and looking forward, the eyebrows are twisted, the ears are pricking up, the wide mouth is tight, and the mane is curly. This component is used on the wing corner of the building roof to seal the water-proof component of the intersection line of two slope tiles. It appears in groups of 5, 7 or 9 according to the grade of the building.