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The Lion of Venice was made in China – The History Blog (masto.ai)

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The Lion of Venice was made in China – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71097

"A new metallurgic study of the bronze has discovered a large part of it originated from 8th century China and after making its way to Venice, was mixed with other parts and reconstructed in to fit the standard iconography of the winged lion, symbol of Mark the Evangelist and of Venice itself."

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