Crouching Lion

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.25.25

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MIA_.25.25

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Greek

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European; Southern European; Greek

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

sculptor

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sculptor

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

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artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Crouching Lion

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Crouching Lion

Title

false

View:

Side

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Side

View

false

Creation Date:

330 B.C.

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330 B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-330

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-330

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-330

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-330

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

marble

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marble

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Athens

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Athens

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H.29 x L.48 in.

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H.29 x L.48 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

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in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

25.25

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25.25

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund

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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Although the ancient Greeks used a variety of animals, including bulls, griffins and lions, to decorate tombs, lions were the most popular, typically functioning as guardian figures. This lion was discovered in a cemetery north of the Acropolis in 1914.

This sculpture illustrates the difficulty in using style to date a work. The Classical period in Greek sculpture, ending in 323 B.C. with the death of Alexander the Great, emphasized accuracy of physical details, as shown here in the veins and musculature of the feline body. However, the tufted mane, furrowed brow and facial features are more typical of the succeeding Hellenistic period, known for its greater expressiveness and variety of sculptural poses.

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<P>Although the ancient Greeks used a variety of animals, including bulls, griffins and lions, to decorate tombs, lions were the most popular, typically functioning as guardian figures. This lion was discovered in a cemetery north of the Acropolis in 1914.</P><P>This sculpture illustrates the difficulty in using style to date a work. The Classical period in Greek sculpture, ending in 323 B.C. with the death of Alexander the Great, emphasized accuracy of physical details, as shown here in the veins and musculature of the feline body. However, the tufted mane, furrowed brow and facial features are more typical of the succeeding Hellenistic period, known for its greater expressiveness and variety of sculptural poses.</P>

Context

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