Marble statue of a lion
Unknown
ca. 400–390 BCE · Marble, Parian 2 · Greek and Roman Art
Marble statues of lions were sometimes used as tomb monuments or as guardians at both ends of a large tomb facade. Like many classical Greek works of art, this statue was taken to Rome during the imperial period.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 400–390 BCE
- Medium
- Marble, Parian 2
- Culture
- Greek
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Rogers Fund, and James Loeb and Anonymous Gifts, 1909
