{"product_id":"standing-lion-in-veined-brown-marble-statue-180cm","title":"Standing Lion in Veined Brown Marble Statue - 180cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lion stands four-square in profile with its head level and its jaws open, the mane swept back in long waves. It stands on a thin flat slab with a chamfered edge, and dark veining runs diagonally through the body and the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVeining Read Before the Block Is Cut\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a stone figured this heavily the veins decide the pose before the carver does. The block is turned and read first, because a vein running down a foreleg reads as a crack and a vein running along the spine reads as intended, and only one of those orientations can be chosen. This lion is oriented so the darkest streaks run diagonally across the shoulder and haunch, along the muscle rather than across it. The ground beneath the veining is a soft pink, and the contrast is what gives the figure its depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeavy figuring needs distance and light: an open lawn, the end of a drive, a gravel court, anywhere it is seen from several metres and in full daylight. Close to and in shade the veins flatten the form instead of describing it. Avoid setting it against patterned brick or a busy planting scheme, which competes with the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Figured Stone in an Open Position\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen weeks, and a week of that is spent before any stone is cut, turning and reading the block. Once the orientation is fixed the slab and body are roughed together, then the mane is swept back in long passes that follow the veining. The jaws are opened last. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Some 3,403kg as a single block, lifted by crane and bedded onto a prepared footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigured stone animals are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and the wider group under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-sculptures\"\u003ewildlife sculptures\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\u003e180cm\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":53832170701147,"sku":"MST-ANI-021","price":25664.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-ANI-021_1.jpg?v=1787145130","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/standing-lion-in-veined-brown-marble-statue-180cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}