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Marble statue of a lion

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.

Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and James Loeb and Anonymous Gifts, 1909...

Ca. 400–390 B.C.
Marble, parian 2
79.4 x 79.4cm
09.221.3
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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