Limestone finial of a funerary stele with two recumbent lions, Archaic, late 6th or early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 13 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 7 in. (33.7 x 62.2 x 17.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The cavetto finial is decorated with a winged disk; on the underside, a mortise of 4½ x 4 cm was used for attachment to a stele. The two lions are recumbent, back to back, but the hindquarters are raised, leaving an unfilled space below
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Limestone finial, funerary stele, two recumbent lions, Archaic, late 6th, early 5th century B.C, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall, 13 1/4 x 24 1/2 7, 33.7 62.2 17.8 cm, Stone Sculpture, cavetto, finial, decorated, winged disk, underside, mortise, 4½ x, 4, cm, attachment, stele, recumbent, back, hindquarters, raised, leaving, unfilled space
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