File:Nemean lion Olympia Louvre Ma718.jpg

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English: Attributed to the Olympia Master
Français : Attribué au Maître d'Olympie
Description
English: The Nemean lion being trod upon by Herakles. First metope of the West porch, temple of Zeus at Olympia. Parian marble, ca 460 BC.
Français : Le lion de Némée gisant sous le pied d'Héraklès. Première métope ouest du temple de Zeus à Olympie. Marbre de Paros, v. 460 av. J.-C.
Dimensions H. 34 cm (13 ¼ in.), W. 1.26 m (4 ft. 1 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, not on exhibit 2015/03/01 (formerley Denon wing, ground floor, room 4)
Accession number
Ma 718
Credit line Gift of the Greek Senate, 1830
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 5518
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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