Lion and bull pediment: view from the right side
| Collection: | Athens, Acropolis Museum |
| Context: | From Athens, Acropolis |
| Findspot: | Found at Athens, Acropolis (found in 1888 East and Southeast of the Parthenon) |
| Summary: | Two lions attacking a Bull |
| Material: | Limestone |
| Sculpture Type: | Architectural |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Placement: | Pediment |
| Style: | High Archaic |
| Technique: | High relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 575 BC - ca. 550 BC |
| Dimensions: | W. (restored) 5.35 m; H. 0.97 m; H. relief 0.60 m |
| Scale: | Life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | High Archaic |
Subject Description: Two lions approach and maul a bull, shown in a collapsed state, lying profile to the right, with his head and opened mouth facing the ground.
Form & Style: Schuchhardt suggested that this group was the center of the pediment comprised of Herakles and Triton (
Condition: Fragmentary
Condition Description: Fragments on display (incorporated into a partially restored composition) include legs of the lions and the head, neck, and part of the back of the bull. Bright colors--red, green, and blue--remain.
Other Notes: Additional fragments are in the Acropolis storeroom.
Sources Used:
Other Bibliography: AM 1922, 92 ff., pls. 13-14;