Limestone lion probably from a statue of Herakles - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone lion probably from a statue of Herakles

The animal stands on its hindlegs with the forelegs elevated, its head turned toward the viewer. The muzzle is flat, the mane smooth. Overall: 8 3/4 x 9 x 3 1/4 in. (22.2 x 22.9 x 8.3 cm)

Date

500 - 480 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2629

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. LXXXIV.545, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1104, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 315, p. 238, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.