{"product_id":"seated-lion-with-a-sphere-beige-marble-statue-120cm","title":"Seated Lion With a Sphere Beige Marble Statue - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lion sits upright and roars with its jaws wide, one forepaw resting on a sphere, the mane combed into long vertical waves that fall to the chest. It sits on a thin flat slab. One is supplied, so a matched pair means ordering twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Mane Combed Into Vertical Waves\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombing a mane into vertical waves is a discipline rather than a flourish: every channel has to run the full drop from crown to chest without wavering, because the eye follows them down and a wobble halfway reads as a mistake rather than as movement. They are cut top to bottom in single passes and never worked back into. The stone runs a honey beige that pales toward cream at the crown and deepens at the slab, and the mane channels are cut to run with that gradient rather than against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated lion with a paw on a sphere is the formal flanking figure, so it suits a gate, a doorway, a bridge parapet or the foot of steps, and it reads best in a mirrored pair with the two spheres to the inside. Singly it holds a corner. At this height it sits below eye level, so the combed mane and the sphere are what carry it rather than the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Mirrored Pair, Priced Singly\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve weeks for one, fourteen for a matched pair worked side by side. The slab, sphere and body come from one block; the mane channels are cut last, top to bottom, and the jaws opened after them. A mirrored pair is laid out from one set of measurements read in reverse, which is why the two match at the shoulder. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,008kg per piece, lifted with a gantry onto a prepared concrete pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormal flanking figures sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, with the garden pieces under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/garden-statues\"\u003egarden 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\u003e120cm\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":53832171290971,"sku":"MST-ANI-026","price":15300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-ANI-026_1.jpg?v=1787590579","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/seated-lion-with-a-sphere-beige-marble-statue-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}