Monumentum
Mann mit Löwenkopf (Leo)
Aion found at Hedderneheim in the Roman Terms.
Olivier-Antoine Reÿnès
31 Dec 2020
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Preserved fragment of the Aion from Hedderneheim
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Restauration of the Aion from Hedderneheim
Arachne
Fragment of a statue in greyish sandstone (H. 0.245). Formerly at Bonn, now at Frankfurt. Found at Heddernheim in Roman Terms.
Leo: standing man with a lion head, naked except for a coat around the hips and boots. In the raised left handle of the incense scoop, in the right the rest of a stick. Next to the right foot a platform with a bell.
Upper part of the naked body of Aion with lion's head. In his upraised left hand he holds a key. His right arm is broken off at the shoulder. In his mouth traces of red colour. A piece of iron at the back was meant to attach it to a wall.
Leo: standing man with a lion head, naked except for a coat around the hips and boots. In the raised left handle of the incense scoop, in the right the rest of a stick. Next to the right foot a platform with a bell.
Upper part of the naked body of Aion with lion's head. In his upraised left hand he holds a key. His right arm is broken off at the shoulder. In his mouth traces of red colour. A piece of iron at the back was meant to attach it to a wall.
Data
- Location Frankfurt am Main
- City Heddernheim
- Country Germany
- Current location Frankfurt am Main - Archäologisches Museum
- Type
- Description tags
- Dimensions H. 245 cm
- Discovered date 1826
- Material Stone
- TNM aiscde001033