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Was Venice’s winged lion made in China and delivered by Marco Polo’s family?

One of Venice’s most iconic symbols – the majestic winged Lion of St Mark – has its origins not in Europe but in ancient China, according to a new study by Italian researchers. However, some scholars in China are disputing the researchers’ theory that the celebrated bronze figure in Venice’s St Mark’s Square may have begun its life more than 1,000 years ago as a Tang dynasty tomb guardian, before being transported across continents and transformed into a symbol of Venetian power. Analysis by the...


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