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Phoenician statue
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Corinthian pitcher (Oinochoe) with depiction of Artemis.
Fragment of frame with decoration
Phoenician sarcophagus (detail)
Metope with a scene of the wedding between Zeus and Hera
Statue of Zeus
Metope with Europa on the bull
Vase (crater)
Metope with a scene of Heracles killing the Amazon
Sculpture (acolyte), female face probably Era
Metope with a scene of Perseus killing Medusa
Roaring like a lion's head
Metope depicting a warrior
Female bust
Mosaic of Orpheus
Statue of the Satyr Pouring
Sculpture of the Ram of Syracuse
Phoenician statue of Reshef
Greek relief with quadriga
Punic coin
Funeral kiosk
Roman ritual relief
Pitcher
Etruscan sarcophagus of Hasti Afunei
Etruscan statue of the so-called 'Pluto'
Sculptural group of Heracles and the hind
Prehistoric vase
Portrait of Caesar

Roaring like a lion's head

Anonymous

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Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum

Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum

Piazza Olivella - Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas, Palermo

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The exceptional lion head stones were originally placed on the sides of the double-pitched roof of the Temple of Victory in Himera (Termini Imerese). Serving the function of collecting and disposing of rainwater, they were painted in bright colors, now lost: the mane in blue, the ears in red, and the muzzle in yellow; even the background was decorated with meanders, palmettes, and lotus flowers.
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Title: Roaring like a lion's head

Author: Anonymous

Date: 480 B.C.

Technique: Limestone sculpture

Displayed in: Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum

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