Nenfro statue of a winged lion, Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Nenfro, H. 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm); length 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); width at haunches 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), Stone Sculpture, Several statues of this type, made from nenfro, a kind of volcanic stone used extensively at Vulci, depict winged lions and sphinxes. These were set up to protect the entrances to subterranean chamber tombs covered by a tumulus (earthen mound)
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Nenfro statue, winged lion, Archaic, ca, 550 B.C, Etruscan, Nenfro, H, 37 1/2, 95.3 cm, length, 28 3/4, 73, width, haunches, 13, 35, Stone Sculpture, Several statues, type, nenfro, kind, volcanic stone, extensively, Vulci, depict winged, lions, sphinxes, set up, protect, entrances, subterranean chamber, tombs, covered, tumulus, earthen mound
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