{"product_id":"roaring-lion-on-a-panelled-plinth-marble-190cm","title":"Roaring Lion on a Panelled Plinth Marble - 190cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA European lion stands four-square and roars, the mane cut in deep flowing locks, on a naturalistic rock-cut ground slab. That slab is raised in turn on a tall moulded rectangular plinth with a recessed panel to each face, and cloudy honey veining runs across every panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Rock Cut Slab on a Panelled Plinth\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis marble is heavily figured and the plinth is where that shows, so the four panels are laid out from the block before a single moulding is run: the veining is read, the faces are chosen, and the recesses are set out so the figure in the stone runs across each panel rather than stopping at a corner. Cut without that step the plinth looks like four unrelated slabs. The lion above is worked from a quieter part of the same block, where the figure runs to a paler cream with less of the honey in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plinth lifts a standing lion to head height, which suits an entrance, a stair head, a formal terrace or the end of a walk where it is approached rather than passed. Honey marble reads warm against brick and stone and cold against white render, so the backdrop matters more here than the aspect. The plinth needs a prepared level pad rather than lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReading the Veining Before Cutting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen weeks. The plinth panels are laid out to the veining before any moulding is cut, because a face chosen wrongly cannot be re-chosen. The ground slab is worked to look broken rather than sawn, then the lion is carved standing on it as one piece with it. The mane is freed last. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 4,002kg in two pieces, craned on and bedded onto a level prepared pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigures raised on plinths are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; the largest sit under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/large-garden-statues\"\u003elarge garden statues\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e190cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53831409172827,"sku":"MST-ANI-015","price":30324.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-ANI-015_1.jpg?v=1787141995","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/roaring-lion-on-a-panelled-plinth-marble-190cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}