Meet: The Lion Attacking the Horse
When you walk into the Getty Villa, this is the centerpiece. It is massive! There is some evidence that this piece adorned a monument in northern Greece. The theme of the stronger devouring the weaker depicted as animals was common in ancient Greece. This piece is believed to be from the Alexander the Great reign from 359-323 B.C.
You can see in the bottom of the photograph above that the horses legs and his head (harder to see) as well as the lion's tail were restored in a different and more smooth marble during the Renaissance (around 1594 A.D.)
I don't think I would even attempt something like this with duct tape and popcycle sticks.
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