Crouching Lion
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Crouching Lion
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Published 2019-11-06T13:46:03+00:00
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This marble figure, a copy from The British Museum, represents a lion with its mouth open, crouching to spring. The bristling manes are arrange din a series of locks in parallel rows.
The work might be associated with the Nereid Monument as they appear stylistically earlier in date. It originates from Xanthus, created around 400 BC
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| Date published | 06/11/2019 |
| Complexity | Difficult |
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| Title | Crouching Lion |
| Date | 390 BC |
| Dimension | x 160 x 51 cm (?) |
| Accession | KAS 1016 |
| Period | Classical Greek |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Credit | Original: British Museum (1848,1020.139) |
| Record | https://collection.smk.dk/#/detail/KAS1016 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |
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