 He ordered his artists to make the copy of a lion out of pure gold, weighing ten talents.At the time of Herodotus this was situated at the Treasury of the Corinthians in Delphi, but 3.5 talents lighter, as the priests had melted down part of it.Croesus also sent along two enormous "krateres" (wine-mixing bowls), one made of gold and one made of silver, situated on one side and the other of the entrance to the temple of Apollo.