Ancient Lion Images Gallery
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ancientpeoples:A silver DekadrachmOn this coin we see Syracuse with quadriga and a chariot. Undernea
A Roman fresco from Ostia AnticaPhoto source: Ostia.antiga.org
Heracles kills the Nemean Lion. Black-figure neck amphora by a painter of the Polyphemus Group, ca.
mythologer:The goddess Rhea-Kybele rides side-saddle on the back of a lion.
famousartthroughhistory:Votive relief forCybele and Attis,marble, c. 230 BCE
Paestum museumA Lucanian wall painting depicting lion hunt (detail)Paestum, July 26, 2019
The Lion of Amphipolis, Macedonia, Greece. Photo by @ahencyclopedia. The Lion of Amphipolis is a tom
ancientpeoples:Gold spiral This gold spiral has a double lion or griffin-headed terminal. It is rela
Above, a sphinx with an owl perched on its tail; below, a lion hunts an ibex. Miniature Corinthian
A hero subdues a lion. Relief sculpture from Wall M of the entrance court of the palace of Sargon I
hildegardavon:ThetisTerracotta relief plaque (‘Melian relief’) with Peleus and Thetis. A lion indica
ancientanimalart:Panel with striding lionNeo-Babylonian604-562 BCE “The lion was sacred to Ishtar, t
Fragment of an ancient Roman funerary monument depicting Hercules overcoming the Nemean Lion. Now i
historyarchaeologyartefacts:Achaemenid golden ornamental roundel from the reign of Artaxerxes II, fe
Viking runes on an ancient Greek statue,The Piraeus Lion is a marble statue around 3 meters (9 feet)
The Lion of Chaeronea (Boeotia), GreeceHeight: 5,5 metersThe lion was erected by the Thebans after t
met-ancient-art:Orthostat relief: lion attacking a deer, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ancient Near Ea
ancientart:The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece
Lion from the stele for Peithonikos* Piraeus* 4th century BCE* Archaeological Museum of PiraeusAttri
What Phoenicians mean when they say ‘woke up like this’.Terracotta figurine with lion’s head from Th
ancientpeoples:Bronze statue of crouching lion 6.3cm high and 14.3cm long. Greek or Roman, estimated
met-ancient-art:Applique in the shape of a lion’s head, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ancient Near Eas
aucelo:Attributed to Aegisthus Painter (Attic, active about 480 - about 460 B.C.). Athens, about 470
Ancient Mesopotamian jasper cylinder seal, depicting long-necked lions and lion-headed eagles. Arti
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