Stone "lion" seal, Shoushan, 19th century

A rectangular, square-based Shoushan stone seal with a sculpture of a Chinese lion at the top. On the front is an engraved inscription 癸酉夏仲 / 涤道人 (Guiyou Xiazhong, Taoist), consisting of seven characters and on the base a carved seal. In good condition with a vertical crack. 

Height: 9 cm; Base diameter: 2.20 cm; Weight: 82 g