Title
Colossal marble lion from a tomb monument
Caption
Colossal marble lion from a tomb monument. Greek / about 350-200 BC / from Knidos / south-weat Asia Minor (modern Turkey). This colossal lion weighs some six tons. Made from one piece of marble / it was mounted on a base crown in a funerary monument. The monument itself was square with a circular interior chamber and a stepped-pyramid roof.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A02_374
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,4Mb (2,1Mb) / 13,3in x 14,7in / 4000 x 4400 (300dpi)