The
Lion Gate was the main entrance of the
Bronze Age citadel of
Mycenae, southern
Greece. It was erected during the 13th century BC in the northwest side of the
acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses in a
heraldic pose that stands above the entrance. The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of
Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric
Aegean.