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Lion attacking a horse

sculpted group from the fourth century BC, preserved in the Capitoline museums and exhibited in the exedra of the Palace of the Conservators
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Summary

Lion attacking a horse is a group of sculptures[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Ruggero Bescapè[3]
  • Genre: Hellenistic period[4]
  • Depicts: horse[5], lion[6]
  • Made from material: marble[7]
  • Collection: Capitoline Museums[8]
  • Location: Marcus Aurelius Exedra[9]
  • Commons category: Leone che attacca un cavallo (S 1366)[10]
  • Inception: 350 BC[11]
  • Described at URL: https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/opera/leone-che-azzanna-il-cavallo[12]
  • Title: Leone che azzanna il cavallo[13], Leone che attacca un cavallo[14], Lyon attacking a horse[15]
  • Height: 1.42[16]
  • Width: 2.40[17]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Kewerner · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width → {'amount': '+2.40'}
    Depicts → horse, lion
    Described at url → https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/opera/leone-che-azzanna-i
    Made from material → marble
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Inventory number: S 1366"
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