Green patina bronze statuary. For indoor or outdoor use. Chinese guardian lions, commonly called stone lions in China and sometimes called a foo dog in the West, are symbolic sculptures of the Asiatic lion. They are placed at the entrance of an important building to guard the grounds and the people within. They have been part of the history of China and southeast Asia for thousands of years. As with much of Asian culture, these ancient guardian lions are complex and multifaceted expressions of symbolic Chinese traditions. Dimensions: Each statuette is 5 inches by 3 inches by 5 inches high