Marble lion, Late Classical, mid-4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, Pentelic, Overall: 27 7/8 x 12 x 50 in. (70.8 x 30.5 x 127 cm), Stone Sculpture, The sphinxes and other animals that guarded tombs in the archaic period tend to convey immobility and permanence. In classical lions, however, movement is implicit: they appear to be watching, lying in wait, preparing to spring
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Marble lion, Late Classical, mid-4th century B.C, Greek, Attic, Marble, Pentelic, Overall, 27 7/8 x 12 50, 70.8 30.5 127 cm, Stone Sculpture, sphinxes, animals, guarded tombs, archaic period, tend, convey immobility, permanence, classical lions, movement, implicit, watching, lying, wait, preparing, spring
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