{"product_id":"standing-lion-with-a-tousled-mane-white-marble-statue-120cm","title":"Standing Lion With a Tousled Mane White Marble Statue - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lion stands with its head raised, the mane cut in deep tousled locks that stand away from the face and drop into a ragged fringe at the chest. The body behind the mane is cut lean through the flank and the hindquarters, and the tail reaches out behind the animal and curls at the tip. It stands on a thin rectangular slab. The marble is white with grey veining that runs mainly through the slab. The two versions are not the same pose: one faces forward with the jaws closed, the other turns into profile with them open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Tail That Is Held at One End Only\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tail leaves the haunch and goes out behind the animal without coming back to touch anything, so it is held at one end and free at the other. That is the least forgiving arrangement in stone: the whole length is working against the single joint at the haunch, and the curl at the tip puts the weight furthest from it. The carver keeps the tail thick and roughly square through the entire carving and only brings it down to its finished section once the body, mane and head are done and the piece will not be turned again. The taper is then cut from the tip backwards, taking the weight off the end first, so the joint never carries more load than it will in the finished piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe head on this lion is up rather than turned down or level, which means the piece reads badly under anything - a canopy, a low branch, a doorway lintel all cut across the line the raised head is making. Give it open sky above it: a drive, a lawn edge, the middle of a terrace, or the end of a path. At 120cm at the shoulder the muzzle sits above that, so it meets an adult around the chest and above. The thin slab lets it stand directly on paving or gravel without a plinth. White marble carries best against brick or dark planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Raised Head Wants Space Above It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven to thirteen weeks. The slab is cut first and the animal roughed standing on it from the same block. The head is set early, while there is spare stone at the neck to adjust the angle, because a raised head cannot be corrected downward later without losing the neck. The flank and hind leg are brought down lean next. The mane is the slowest stage: the locks are tousled rather than combed, which means each one runs a different way and none of them can be copied from its neighbour, and they are separated from the outside inward. The fringe below the chest is undercut after that. The tail is finished last, tip backwards. Nothing is pinned or filled - animal, tail and slab are one block. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,008kg in one piece, which a small gantry will bed onto a prepared footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther standing animals are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and outdoor 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":"Version 1","offer_id":53872383263067,"sku":"MST-ANI-035-V1","price":17804.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 2","offer_id":53872383295835,"sku":"MST-ANI-035-V2","price":17804.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-ANI-035_1.jpg?v=1787590585","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/standing-lion-with-a-tousled-mane-white-marble-statue-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}