Marble statues of lions were sometimes used as tomb monuments or as guardians at both ends of a large tomb facade.
Marble lion statue greek.
Soon after its discovery the statue was shipped to london where it became part of the british museum s collection.
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The lion of amphipolis greek.
Cultural context is important to truly understanding the marble statue of a lion the sculpture is from the greek classical period.
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Although there is some debate about the age of the sculpture in general scholarly opinion dates it.
Carl roebuck asserts that in the context of the art architecture and culture of ancient greece the classical period corresponds to most of the 5th and 4th centuries bc 241.
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Like many classical greek works of art this statue was taken to rome during the imperial period.
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The lion of knidos is the name for a colossal ancient greek statue that was discovered in 1858 near the ancient port of knidos south west asia minor now near datça in turkey.