Keywords: Lion from the Mausoleum in Halicarnassus BM 1857.12-20.240.jpg Lion probably from the roof of the podium of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos The rump bears the Greek letter Π which has been interpreted as the signature of Praxiteles Lion provenant probablement du toit du podium du Mausolée d'Halicarnasse Porte une inscription la lettre grecque Π qui a été interprétée comme la signature de Praxitèle ca 1075 BC marble cm 150 153 Institution British Museum Room 21 The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos east and west walls 460576 object history credit line ProvenanceEvent excavation Sir Charles Thomas Newton 1857 Halicarnassus accession number Cat Sculpture 1075 1857 12-20 240 own photo date 2006-11-21 User Jastrow/cc-by-2 5 artwork license PD-old-100-1923 photo license Cc-by-2 5 Other versions <gallery>File Lion Halicarnassus BM 1075 jpg</gallery> Statues of lions in London Sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Ancient Greek sculptures in the British Museum Room 21 British Museum Taken with Nikon D70 Ancient Greek statues of lions |