Group of lion and stag

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

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Group of lion and stag
Group of lion and stag
Group of lion and stag

Group of lion and stag

199 BCE – 99 CE

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

Archaeological site of ancient Messene

Statuette complex

Marble

Length: 144 cm Height: 78 cm

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Group of a lion devouring a stag, made of medium quality marble. It was the crown of an orthostat of burial monument K1 in the Gymnasion-Stadion of Messene. The monument comprised seven cist graves, which, although looted, have yielded rich offerings. The crown of the orthostat was decorated with a marble frieze with a relief scene of stags, felines, dogs and griffins running to the right. Part of the frieze is exhibited in the archaeological museum of ancient Messene, along with the group.