Sculptures of these creat
Sculptures of these creatures are depicted with up to 13 lumps to represent rank, and rows of them line the Marco Polo Bridge. Twelve of these creatures support an alabaster fountain in a courtyard whose four axes lead to muqarna arches; that courtyard is part of the Alhambra. In China, male ones are depicted facing left with a xiuqiu, or ball, while female ones are depicted facing right with a cub. Heinrich Schliemann excavated a structure that depicts two of these flanking a pillar in the palace of Mycenae. For 10 points, name these animals whose sculptural depictions often flank entrances to temples and government buildings as guardian animals.
Sculptures of these creatures are depicted with up to 13 lumps to represent rank, and rows of them line the Marco Polo Bridge.
lions [accept shi or fu dogs] 