Lion and Bull group
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Lion and Bull group
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Published 2017-08-22T13:45:12+00:00
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This lion and bull group of Parian marble was found in Athens, at the Olympieion. It originates from a pediment.
On the right, a lion has caught a bull by its back. The left portion, showing another lion that grabs the bull by the head, is a plaster cast of a piece now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Accession number 42.11.35).
Carved around 500 BC.
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Date published | 22/08/2017 |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Lion and Bull group |
Date | ca. 500 BC |
Accession | 1673 |
Period | Attic |
Medium | Parian marble |
Credit | Found in Athens, at the Olympieion |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
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