Kybele Lion - NYC, NY
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N 40° 46.720 W 073° 57.767
18T E 587523 N 4514704
This lion sculpture is associated with the cult of of Kybele, the mother goddess of Anatolia.
Waymark Code: WMKB74
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
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This marble sculpture is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. A placard dates it to 500 BC and was excavated at Sardis....then Lydia...now Turkey. It also indicates that it "had been assembled on a re-used base during the Roman period, probably after great floods has disrupted the sanctuary. Lions were the attribute of Kybele, the great mother goddess of Anatolia. This statue was probably associated with her cult."
Physical Address:
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY USA
10028-0198
Web Site: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of the lion.