University of Chicago Excavations at
ISTHMIA
- Marble perirrhanterion.
- Marble perirrhanterion: mid-7th c. B.C. The large shallow bowl rests on a stand composed of four women standing on the backs of recumbent lions. Each woman holds the leash of the lion in one hand and its tail in the other hand. Between the women four ram's heads are attached to the supporting ring.
Circular base of the monument was found in situ in NE Peristyle of Archaic Temple. Fragments of the perirrhanterion came from the North Temenos.
- Marble perirrhanterion: mid-7th c. B.C. The large shallow bowl rests on a stand composed of four women standing on the backs of recumbent lions. Each woman holds the leash of the lion in one hand and its tail in the other hand. Between the women four ram's heads are attached to the supporting ring.
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