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Limestone statue of a lion, ca. 3rd century BCE

Limestone statue of a lion

ca. 3rd century BCE · Stone Sculpture

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Limestone statue of a lion” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 171, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room171

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
74.51.2628

What it shows

Lions

In the catalog

SculptureStoneBefore 1400Cypriot

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 171, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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Lysippos

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Marble head of the so-called Barberini Suppliant, 1st century CE

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Stone head of a Julio-Claudian youth, possibly of Gaius Caesar, ca. 5 BCE, or later

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Marble portrait bust of a woman, ca. 155–165 CE

Marble portrait of a veiled man, mid-3rd century CE

Marble portrait of a veiled man, mid-3rd century CE

Marble head of Herakles, 1st century CE

Marble head of Herakles, 1st century CE

Marble bust of a man, 3rd century CE

Marble bust of a man, 3rd century CE

On the same theme · Lions

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Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, ca. 1616–17

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

A Faun Teased by Children, ca. 1616–17

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Repast of the Lion, Henri Rousseau, ca. 1907

Henri Rousseau

The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Heiliger Hieronymus, Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Heiliger Hieronymus

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Nicolò Boldrini, after Raphael, c. 1566

Raphael

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, c. 1566

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Prudence, Marcantonio Raimondi possibly after Raphael, c. 1513/1514

Raphael

Prudence, c. 1513/1514

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion), Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion), c. 1629

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Small Lion Hunt (with Two Lions), Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Small Lion Hunt (with Two Lions), c. 1632

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Large Lion Hunt, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Large Lion Hunt, 1641

Not on view · National Gallery of Art