Marble Lions
Posted in Garden Antiques on 07/15/2010 02:29 pm by adminI saw an ancient statue in Yahoo! news about two weeks ago, but I can no longer find it!?
The statue was a lion or bear looking over one shoulder, of limestone or marble. It was way old, and it was way cool. Someone auctioned it off, and it was in the news, but I cannot find that picture of it. Did anyone else see it?
I found it: http://www.nypost.com/seven/12062007/photos/news003.jpg
Hi! This is the Guennol Lioness, I think the art industry is still reeling from the December 5th Sotheby's auction of this artifact from ancient Mesopotamia for $57.1 million. It was estimated to bring only 18 million. Here is a link for more information regarding this little sculpture with the big price:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guennol_Lioness
Best wishes!
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