The Marble Lion from Lion Tumulus near Kerch. to the Question About Sculptures on the Cimmerian Bosporus
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26485/AAL/2020/66/1Keywords:
Bosporan Kingdom, Lion Tumulus, sculptureAbstract
In this article the author presents a very rare find from the 1894 excavations of the so-called Lion Tumulus near Kerch. It is a huge marble statue of a lion, which is shown leaning on the head of a bull supported by its left paw. The Lion Tumulus is dated by an inscription to AD 14/15 and can be classified as a Royal tomb. Perhaps a rival of the Bosporan King Aspurgus in the struggle for the throne was buried there.
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