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| Louterion. Detail of lions ... Anne Hooton ... 1997 ... Detail of lions. |
| Gold ornament, a lions' head ... 1971 ... Gold ornament, a lions' head. |
| The Lion Gate at Mycenae. Detail of lions ... Alison Frantz ... From the Alison Frantz Photographic Collection, ASCSA.
Detail of negative. Cf. 2011.04.0223 (larger version). Horizontal (normal) ... Detail of lions. |
Pencil sketches of lions from Marcopoulo and Kerameikos ... John Travlos ... National Museum Inv. Nos. 3868, 803, 804 ... 1966 ... Pencil sketches of lions from Marcopoulo and Kerameikos. |
Hurwit, Jeffrey M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 75.1 1 121-136 ... 2006 ... Lizards, Lions, and the Uncanny in Early Greek Art |
| Red figure pyxis lid fragment. Hare crouching between two lions ... 1 Jun 2000 ... Hare crouching between two lions. |
Tribulato, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 82.3 3 459-486 ... 2013 ... Pheonician Lions: The Funerary Stele of the Phoenician Shem/Antipatros |
| Black figure krater from the North Slope, by Exekias? Lions and bull ... Piet de Jong ... Black figure krater from the North Slope, by Exekias? Lions and bull. |
| Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. Front view ... Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. |
Two fragments:
a) Animal and rosette decoration; purple paint;
b) Lions and deer, etc. Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 6.
Well A. 15 ... 21 March 1938 ... Two fragments:
a) Animal and rosette decoration; purple paint;
b) Lions and deer, etc. |
| Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. Right side view ... Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. |
| Statuette of seated draped Mother of the Gods with lions beside her. Island marble. Front view ... Statuette of seated draped Mother of the Gods with lions beside her. Island marble. |
| Statuette of seated draped Mother of the Gods with lions beside her. Island marble. Front view ... Statuette of seated draped Mother of the Gods with lions beside her. Island marble. |
| Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. Three-quarter front view, proper right ... Seated, draped Mother of the Gods statuette with lions beside her. Island marble. |
Buff clay; ray pattern, birds, lions, sphynxes etc. on different zones.
Many fragments.
Belong with AP 1729. Not found 12.01.22. Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 6.
Well A, top to 18.45m. 38 ... 26 March 1938 ... Buff clay; ray pattern, birds, lions, sphynxes etc. on different zones.
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| The head, which was doweled in, is missing.
Female figure wearing a chiton and himation seated in a high-backed throne, which has lions as front legs; the bodies of the lions are carved in relief against ... 19 March 1937 ... Female figure wearing a chiton and himation seated in a high-backed throne, which has lions as front legs; the bodies of the lions are carved in relief against the sides of the throne. |
B.F sherd from neck of vase with figures of two lions heraldric and above, lower part of draped figure. Black glaze on inside. Oscar Broneer Nb. No. 3, E. of Parthenon drum. 2 ... 11 Dec 1933 ... B.F sherd from neck of vase with figures of two lions heraldric and above, lower part of draped figure. |
Closed pot fragment. Head of bull and leg of one of lions(?) bringing it down. Below, broad red band. Under band, another zone with uncertain object below. Well AB, box 2. 331 Leica ... 7 July 1959 ... Head of bull and leg of one of lions(?) bringing it down. |
| Black figure calyx-krater by Exekias. Side B, the combat over the body of Patroklos. On lower register, two lions attacking a bull ... 1 Jun 2000 ... On lower register, two lions attacking a bull. |
| Obverse: Zeus seated left holding Nike in right hand, grasping spear with left. At right of chair a thunderbolt; below it a crescent; to left a star.
All within border of dots.
Reverse: Winged figure (Nike ... 11 May 1936 ... in chariot, left, drawn by two lions. Figure is nude with whip in right hand. Below lions a horizontal prostrate figure (or only clouds ?). |
Lid fragment with brim and incurving rim. Glaze misfired brownish in places. Glazed on underside and on inside and outside of rim. Max. dim. 0.08.
Hare crouching to right, between two lions (foreparts ... Ca. 430-420 B.C ... Hare crouching to right, between two lions (foreparts of one; forepaws, jaw of the other). |
Two non joining fragments of a tall, concave-sided pyxis. Purple and glaze bands above and below; around the body a procession of lions and ostriches to right. Added purple; no incision; large dots in ... 21 June 1939 ... Purple and glaze bands above and below; around the body a procession of lions and ostriches to right. |
A stippled lions mask rests against drapery; one lock of hair beside it.
Unglazed. From a mask (?).
Hard light red clay.
Cf. P 5693 (O 671), and P 7882 (Σ 912); both these with purplish glaze wash. Strosis ... 27 May 1937 ... A stippled lions mask rests against drapery; one lock of hair beside it.
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Obverse: seated semi-nude Zeus, left, holding Nike in right hand, his spear in left. Thunderbolt at right.
Reverse: nude Nike drawn left in chariot by two lions, beneath which an uncertain figure. With ... 25 May 1936 ... Reverse: nude Nike drawn left in chariot by two lions, beneath which an uncertain figure. |
Fragment from bottom of Late Roman C plate. Ring base. Stamped with lions walking right. One lion and parts of two others preserved, between rouletted outer and grooved inner bands.
Light red clay; red ... 28 April 1932 ... Stamped with lions walking right. |
| From a lid with flanged rim. On a ground line a little in from the edge on top, a hare right, between two partly preserved lions. Sketchy drawing; relief contour for the hare's paws.
Black glaze inside ... 22 April 1935 ... On a ground line a little in from the edge on top, a hare right, between two partly preserved lions. Sketchy drawing; relief contour for the hare's paws.
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| Fragment from rim only. The wall is gently incurved at the mouth. A band of lions moves to right around the top of the wall; above them a row of dots.
Cf. BSA 42 (1947), pp. 143 ff. Metroon pit (δ), ... 23 March 1938 ... A band of lions moves to right around the top of the wall; above them a row of dots.
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| Fragment of rim and wall, with one handle, from a ribbon-handled bowl. Glazed inside. On rim outside, in handle zone, rosettes; below handle, two lions sejant with heads turned back, heraldically opposed ... 27 April 1937 ... On rim outside, in handle zone, rosettes; below handle, two lions sejant with heads turned back, heraldically opposed across a lotus bloom. |
| Eleven fragments make up to five. Fragments of a large stand like P 13012. One fragment a), has a bearded head right, the rest panthers, lions, boars and winged creatures. Added red. Well near Stoa Terrace ... 20 June 1955 ... One fragment a), has a bearded head right, the rest panthers, lions, boars and winged creatures. |
Broken at top only.
The right side is set at an obtuse angle to the base line.
A draped figure sits to right on a throne with lions feet, holding kin the hand a stick? The peculiar shape suggests the ... Early fifth century B.C ... A draped figure sits to right on a throne with lions feet, holding kin the hand a stick? |
Six non-joining rim and handle-plate fragments.
On rim, pigs and lions; on handle-plates, palmettes. On vertical face of rim, two series of ivy leaves divided by a line.
Pinkish-buff clay; glaze unevenly ... 1 May 1953 ... On rim, pigs and lions; on handle-plates, palmettes. |
Part of a sizable Late Roman C dish stamped with lions and linked volutes and lotus buds, all centripetal with circles of rouletting. Rouletted keeled rim fragment does not join. Restored in plaster.
... 5 May 1936 ... Part of a sizable Late Roman C dish stamped with lions and linked volutes and lotus buds, all centripetal with circles of rouletting. |
| From the wall of a large amphora; broken all around. Parts of two lions facing one another with a solid rosette between. They stand on a black line. The black ground below is bordered b y two purple lines ... 25 April 1934, 21 March 1938 ... Parts of two lions facing one another with a solid rosette between. ... Two fragments (ΟΕ 227) added 21 March 1938 give the foreparts of two lions opposed, but with heads turned back. |
| Broken all around. Part of ear, hair and edge of face preserved. Tip of ear and of locks missing. Brownish buff clay; fine cream colored surface for face. Yellow paint on hair.
(Not same series as other ... 2 June 1953 ... (Not same series as other lions from this section).
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Two joining fragments preserve profile of a large open keel-rimmed bowl on ring foot. Rouletted band of fence pattern around outer face of rim. Rouletted bands around floor; small stamped lions between ... 12 May 1939 ... Rouletted bands around floor; small stamped lions between.
Red clay and dull red glaze wash, purplish on outer face of rim.
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| About half of wall missing. Cup skyphos, concave rim, torus ring foot.
Below black rim, a palmette on each side of handles, and two lions facing each other on either side of branches or vines. Reserved ... 23 April 1953 ... Below black rim, a palmette on each side of handles, and two lions facing each other on either side of branches or vines. |
From a round-bodied amphora with straight neck, decorated with animal bands:
a) Part of base of neck; on shoulder, lion walking left.
b) Lion walking right; wing of bird in front of him.
c) Above, rear ... 13 March 1935 ... added purple red for lions' manes, etc.; incised rosettes in field.
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| Rather more than half preserved. The handle broken away. Outer zone decorated with an animal frieze in two groups, each consisting of a winged creature (siren) between two lions facing. Inner zone, rays ... 31 October 1933 ... Outer zone decorated with an animal frieze in two groups, each consisting of a winged creature (siren) between two lions facing. Inner zone, rays. |
Four non-joining fragments, made up of many, preserve parts of rim and walls of a lekanis with double horned handles and flat slightly projecting rim. Restored in plaster. On either side, a pair of opposed ... 23 May-3 June 1938 ... On either side, a pair of opposed seated lions, with dot rosette filling ornaments; rays below. |
Seven non-joining fragments; including part of flat-topped projecting rim and one end of a horned handle, and pieces from the wall, on which there is a band of rays at bottom; above this, parts of at least ... 16-19 March 1935 ... Seven non-joining fragments; including part of flat-topped projecting rim and one end of a horned handle, and pieces from the wall, on which there is a band of rays at bottom; above this, parts of at least three lions. Coarse incised lines for details, red on lion's mane and underpart of body. |
Mended from several pieces; one rim fragment and three wall fragments do not join. Deep lid with plain flat rim, slightly thickened and projecting. Nearly half the circumference preserved, but none of ... 30 June 1947 ... In the upper, sirens, lions, panther, bird; in the lower, winged horse, siren, lion, swans. |
| About half preserved, with gaps. Restored in plaster. Low ring foot and deep convex side; no handles. Underneath, two glazed rings and Maltese cross. On body, procession of lions left, their feet toward ... 10-16 March 1936 ... On body, procession of lions left, their feet toward the rim; part of three preserved (face of one on a small non-joining fragment). |
| Panel amphora. Early black figure style. Rosettes on rim, palmettes above panels. Five pieces join to the large neck fragment; nine others, of which three join together, probably belong lower down. The ... August-September 1932 ... The parts preserved indicate a group of warriors in one panel, in the other a pair of lions, their heads turned back to the border. ... The rest belong to the lions: three together give most of the body of the right figure; two, bits of curving tail by the edge of the panel; the remaining one, the nose and chin of the left hand lion with part of a lotus-bud filling ornament.
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| Lower half and some of upper walls preserved. General type, as far as preserved, as P 24316 (ΣΑ 2526): This is the characteristic general type for the large proportion of the lekythoi from this group ... May-June 1954 ... Scene: two lions devouring a bull in a rocky landscape (hind part of the left lion and most of the right one missing). |
Four (now five) fragments from the rim of a large lid, pierced for suspension. Around the periphery a band of geese moving right. Above them a band of sirens and lions.
Fine buff clay; free use of incision, ... 20 April 1934, 27 April, 9 May 1938 ... Above them a band of sirens and lions.
Fine buff clay; free use of incision, and purple for details. |
| Intact except for chips and a hole cut through the bottom. Elongated egg-shaped body, wider below than above; broad flaring ring foot; short neck with a raised band around it; echinus mouth. Broad band ... 2 June 1939 ... Around the shoulder, deep zone of linked lotuses; on the wall, a siren, standing looking right, between two lions, and beneath the handle a swan. |
Conical relief. At the top, Orpheus, seated on a rock, a lyre in his left hand, his locks curling to his shoulders, drapery over his knees. Around him the animals: bear, lions and smaller creatures.
Mended ... 11 October 1947 ... Around him the animals: bear, lions and smaller creatures.
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| A few small bits missing. Tall conical stand, with projecting rounded lower edge, preserved above the point at which the vase it supported was attached. Black around bottom and a band of added red. Four ... 23 May 1938 ... From the bottom: 1) geese, feeding right; 2) a boar, two panthers, two goats and an eagle; 3) two cocks confronted across a lotus palmette motif, buds over their backs; two sphinxes, a panther, a boar and a swan; 4) two lions confronted, but looking back; two goats and a goose.
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Large portion of the body at one side, handle, and most of neck and mouth missing. Ring foot; well-rounded body curving continuously into short, straight neck; flaring trefoil mouth (apparently) . Bands ... Ca. 700 B.C ... Dull glaze, brow where thick, red where thin.
For lions, see Agora VIII, pp. 18-19. |
| Three non-contiguous fragments of a large closed pot.
a) Part of two friezes above, hindquarters of lions, left and right, below, procession of horses to right: back of one and head, drawn in purple outline, ... 10-16 March 1936 ... a) Part of two friezes above, hindquarters of lions, left and right, below, procession of horses to right: back of one and head, drawn in purple outline, of another preserved.
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| About half of rim and some of body preserved. Base missing.
A) Lion, right, seated on haunches; most of head missing. Hind quarters and tail go under handle of which stubs are preserved.
B) Head of a ... 18 March 1932 ... Red for breast and belly-stripe of lions, for forehead, "nose" and shoulder of panther, and for a band that runs around vase just below lip. |
| Two non-joining fragments from an amphora(?). Fragment a) from near shoulder.
Zone of animals.
a) Two lions facing each other, looking back. Below, part of back of large animal only preserved.
b) Three ... 4, 17 March 1953 ... Zone of animals.
a) Two lions facing each other, looking back. |
| About a quarter of the circumference of the rim preserved. A bit of the horizontal part of the handle preserved at one end. Mended from three pieces. On the flat top of the rim, a chain of lotus buds, ... August-September 1932 ... On the concave side of the rim, an animal frieze with pairs of lions and grazing stags confronted. |
| Lip, most of neck, handle, foot and large portions of body missing; restored in plaster. On neck, horizontal stripes; above base, spiral hooks. Broad figured zone with triple ground-line: two lions walking ... 11, 16 March 1935, 28 May 1938 ... Broad figured zone with triple ground-line: two lions walking towards each other, a front paw raised. |
| Badly damaged draped figure seated on a throne (Kybele? Philosopher ?). The throne is broken at top, left side and front of bottom. The head, shoulders, arms (except left forearm) and legs from the knees ... 11 February 1937 ... Its sides, which are solid to the ground, end in the foreparts of winged lions. Cf. S 930.
Pentelic marble.
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| Fragmentary; mended from many pieces, preserving most of the circumference at the shoulder and a small bit of the neck; none of the rim or of the lower part of the body. The attachments of the two horizontal ... August-September 1932 ... White for the architectural detail and for the girls' flesh and the stripes down the lions' noses. Red for the girls' broad fillets and the strings which tie them. |
| Lion guarding fountain. Menodoros. Lions, beneath throne. Menon. Livia. Metalworkers. Logistai. Meter. Logisteria. Metichos or Metiochos. Lokros. Meton. Lollianos. Metragyrtes. Long Rocks. Metronomoi ... Agora 3 254 ... Lions, beneath throne |
| Kimon. Messene: herm at city gates. Kimonian herms. Metalwork, archaic Greek imitated in Roman times. Kleon, G. Quintus, marathonios, archon. Korai. Mikkiades. Miletos: archaistic dancers from theater ... Agora 11 183 ... Lions |
| Mended from many pieces; the profile complete; most of the rim missing; also one handle and large fragments from the body. Restored in plaster. Heavy moulded conical foot; shallow wheel-run grooves on ... 3 March 1934 ... Grooved horizontal handles with leaf-like projections and lions' head ornaments at lower attachments. |
| About half of vase preserved, mended from many fragments, most of which unite to form one side of the body of the bowl (a); ten more form a fragment from the top of the bowl and the rim (b). Bowl rounded ... 9 March 1932 ... (For arrangement of principle characters, compare the Françoise vase, where Atalante and Melanion, side by side, follow Meleager and Peleus who are spearing the boar.)
3. a) Animals and fantastic creatures: left, boar flanked by two sirens; right, bull with two lions. Lion to right (head and one paw alone preserved) claws muzzle of bull with up-raised paw.
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18 fragments; making up to 15.
a) Fragment of offset lip and body, with the shields of two warriors, one with device of lion's head, overlapping from body to rim. Inside, ... 1 February 1934 ... Red for lions' manes, parts of cloaks, helmets, alternating tongues. ... oo) Bowl fragment: root of handle in upper left; part of drapery of figure on right.
pp, rr) Lip fragments: decorated with ivy.
ss, tt) Foot fragments.
Red: lions' manes, insides of shields, alternate tongues, neck of deer on q), forepart of wing on mm); most cloaks. |
| Peleus and Thetis. Repairs to sculpture in antiquity. Peplos in archaistic sculpture. Perirrhanteria in the form of archaistic korai. Retrograde inscriptions. Persephone. Re-use of sculpture in antiquity ... Agora 11 184 ... Persepolis, lions on stairway of Tripylon |
| Complete. Corner block from the plinth of a large monument. Finished on two adjacent sides with a cyma reversa. In top a shallow bedding, apparently for a colossal left foot.
Hard gray poros.
(Consider ... 2 September 1964 ... "The two blocks, A 3475 and A 3476, could not have been originally cut to serve as bases for lions. They are of different lengths, different widths, and (now, at least) different heights. |
| One corner hacked away by the house builder.
From another corner of the same monument as plinth A 3475. In this case, however, the bedding for the foot extended into a second (missing) block. Socket for ... 2 September 1964 ... "The two blocks, A 3475 and A 3476, could not have been originally cut to serve as bases for lions. They are of different lengths, different widths, and (now, at least) different heights. |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Law Courts; Hellenistic. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Lithos; See ... Agora 14 250 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Lions; Lion's Head ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Lions; Poros ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Lions; Relief |
| Brauron. Athens, National Museum 6440. Hekataion. Athens, National Museum 6447. Bucharest. Athens, National Museum 15161. Hekate reliefs of Petersen's second group. Cambridge. Athens, National Museum 277 ... Agora 11 189 ... Archaic marble lions, A 4103-4104 |
Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... Animal scenes on A and B
DIFFERENCES
North Slope krater
Shape: Proportion of height to diameter at top, 0.846: 1
Main Zone A: Herakles' introduction into Opympos
Handles: Handles flanked by horn-like knobs; Tongue pattern at base of handles; Seated figure beneath the vine; Naturalistic rendering of vine leaves; Running satyrs beneath the handles
Animal Scenes: Lions'manes rendered by incised S-pattern
Bottom Zone: Plain
Pharsalos krater
Shape: Proportion of height to diameter at top, 0.943: 1
Main Zone A: Chariot scene with driver and grooms
Handles: Handles termination in plastic volutes; No tongue pattern; No figure beneath the vine; Schematic rendering of vine leaves; No design beneath the handles
Animal Scenes: Lions' manes rendered by purple
Bottom Zone: Ray pattern
There are many other differences in the style and drawing of anatomical details and in the use of accessory colors, incisions, etc. |
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