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Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a recumbent lion, Classical Cypriot
Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a recumbent lion, Classical Cypriot, c. 420–301 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2649.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a recumbent lion

The lion is recumbent to the right, the front paws crossed. Overall: 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 15 in. (34.3 x 13.3 x 38.1 cm)

Classification

Object type
Relief
Motif
Lion
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
420 - 301 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • From the necropolis of Golgoi

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2649, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1394
  • Hermary 2013, no. 463

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