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Opinions vary as to when the sculpture was made. One suggestion is that the monument commemorated a naval battle fought between Athens and Sparta off the coast of Knidos in 394 BC. Another dates the Doric architecture of the tomb, and therefore the lion, to about 175 BC.
From Knidos, southwest Asia Minor (modern Turkey), c.350-200 BC
L. 300 cm.
Ht 200 cm.
Opinions vary as to when the sculpture was made. One suggestion is that the monument commemorated a naval battle fought between Athens and Sparta off the coast of Knidos in 394 BC. Another dates the Doric architecture of the tomb, and therefore the lion, to about 175 BC.
From Knidos, southwest Asia Minor (modern Turkey), c.350-200 BC
L. 300 cm.
Ht 200 cm.