Guardian Lion
Datemid-19th century
MediumMarble
DimensionsLion: 22 x 48 x 17 1/2 in.; Base: 9 3/4 x 47 5/8 x 23 in.
Credit LineGift from the Estate of Margaret Anna Abell
Object number1977.42.13
ON VIEW West Garden
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Last Updated1/11/24
Late 7th-early 8th century
mid-19th century
Original model 1833; this cast before 1929
Original model 1833; this cast n.d.
Original model 1838; this cast 1876-1909
Original model 1838; this cast n.d.
Antoine-Louis Barye
original model n.d., first edition 1857; this cast n.d.
Antoine-Louis Barye
original model n.d., first edition 1857; this cast n.d.
original model c. 1847; this cast possibly 1885