{"product_id":"winged-lion-marble-statue-on-a-stepped-base-140cm","title":"Winged Lion Marble Statue on a Stepped Base - 140cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA winged lion sits frontally with two large feathered wings raised behind it, mane full and jaws open, forepaws set forward on a stepped base with a rocky mass worked between the forelegs. The head is wholly leonine rather than an eagle\\u2019s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFeathered Wings Raised on a Lion\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWings on a lion create a cantilever that a lion alone never has. Each one rises from the shoulder and reaches above the head with nothing beneath it, so the feathers are cut thicker at the root than the eye expects and thin only in the last third, and the two are roughed together so they match before either is finished. The rocky mass between the forelegs is not decoration either: it fills the space under the chest and stops the front of the figure standing on two thin legs alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frontal figure faces the approach and loses nothing from being seen square on, which makes it the right choice for the end of a path, a niche, the centre of a wall or the head of steps where a profile figure would read as turned away. The raised wings need clearance above and to both sides, so a low arch or a tight niche will crop them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Frontal Figure That Faces the Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen weeks. The stepped base is cut and the body roughed seated on it, with both wings left as solid slabs until the head between them is finished. The feathers are then cut on both wings alternately rather than one wing at a time, so the pair stay matched. The marble is a white with grey veining that runs up through the stepped base and into the feather tips nearest it. The jaws are opened last. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,601kg in one piece, craned and bedded onto a prepared concrete pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinged and mythical beasts are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, with the rest under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic 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\u003e140cm\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":53832171258203,"sku":"MST-ANI-025","price":22256.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-ANI-025_1.jpg?v=1787145132","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/winged-lion-marble-statue-on-a-stepped-base-140cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}