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Entry number 105976

Photo archive Fototeca Supino

Container 2. Estero

Folder 9. Gran Bretagna

Object statua

Subject Leone

Title Leone di Cnido

Medium and dimensions marmo, cm 182

Author Anonimo sec. II a.C

Personal data sec. II a.C

Reason for attribution Bibliografia

Century sec. II a.C.

Dates (from – to) 200 a.C. ca. - 101 a.C. ca.

Last known The British Museum, Londra (Regno Unito)

Precise location 1859,1226.24

Previous location Cnido (Turchia)

Dates in – out - 1859

Notes Foto sup 2930, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "British Museum. This fine lion originally surmounted a Doric tomb which stood on a promontory a little to the east of Cnidos, and which originally consisted of a square basament surrounded by a Doric columnade [i.e. column] and surmounted by a pyramid. The tomb contained a circular chamber within which were 11 cells or loculi. Sir C. Newton ...".

Photo Entry Stereoscopic Co. - Anonimo sec. II a.C - Leone di Cnido - insieme

Anonimo sec. II a.C, Leone

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