Terrace of the Lions
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Terrace of the Lions is an ancient marble monument on the island of Delos, famous for its row of archaic lion statues that once guarded the sacred sanctuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terrace of the Lions canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological monument
ⓘ
sculpture ensemble ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 600 BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Archaic Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delian religious festivals
ⓘ
Delian cult of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
cult of Apollo on Delos
|
| category |
Ancient Greek sculpture
ⓘ
Archaeological sites in the South Aegean ⓘ Monuments on Delos ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | people of Naxos ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| faces | Sacred Lake of Delos ⓘ |
| function | symbolic guardians of the sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aligned statues in a row
ⓘ
elongated terrace platform ⓘ |
| hasIconography | lions in crouching posture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
marble lion statue
ⓘ
row of lion statues ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Cyclades ⓘ Delos ⓘ Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delos
|
| locatedNear |
Sacred Way of Delos
ⓘ
Sanctuary of Artemis at Delos ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of early monumental sculpture in the Cyclades
ⓘ
row of archaic lion statues ⓘ |
| numberOfOriginalStatues | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivingStatues | 5 ⓘ |
| orientation | facing east ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
sanctuary guardian
ⓘ
votive monument ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Republic
|
| partOf |
archaeological site of Delos
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological site of Delos
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos ⓘ
surface form:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delos
|
| region | South Aegean ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Archaic period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Delos ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.