Lion of Amfipoli

The Lion of Amphipolis is a 4th-century BC tomb sculpture in Amphipolis, northern Greece. According to the first person excavating in the area in the 1960s, archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis, it was set up in honor of Laomedon of Mytilene, an important admiral of Alexander the Great, and it is believed that initially it stood on top of the Kasta Tomb.

Although in sited position, the lion is larger and bulkier than the one erected at Chaeronea, has a height of more than 4 meters in its main body and taking into account the base it is taller than 8 meters. The head has a width of 2 meters. Its craftsmanship shows a work of the 5th or first half of 4th century B.C.. As to when it was erected there is no agreement between experts as no mentioning of it in ancient sources.

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