这种风格的生物在唐代雕塑中常常作为墓葬守护者，被称为镇墓兽。这些雕像是充满威慑力的幻想生物，通常放置在墓道入口，用以驱赶邪灵并保护亡者的灵魂。到7世纪时，它们通常成对出现，一只具有人形面貌，另一只是狮子或兽类面貌。

When Marco Polo returned to Venice from a place he called Catai in 1295, he brought back sublime tales of another world. Polo’s Book of the Marvels of the World told of paper money, a burning ...

It is the emblem of the Italian city. But now scientists say this ancient statue originated much further east.

The analysis of the statue's materials connected the lion to Chinese copper ore deposits. Researchers took the opportunity to take samples of the statue when it was being restored between 1985 and ...

A winged lion has been gazing across St. Mark's Square in Venice for hundreds of years. Researchers have now discovered that the bronze sculpture has come a long way before it became a symbol of ...

The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of ... has revealed that the sculpture originates from copper ore deposits in China. More specifically, lead isotopes reveal that major parts of ...

TEXARKANA, Texas(KSLA) - A new and unique sculpture has appeared in Texarkana. “Have You Seen My Bike” is the title of a new ...

Stonemason Paul Booth, left, and Friends of Weelsby Woods members Lee Grey and Jemmima Edwards with the lion before it was restored A lion statue damaged last year when a car crashed into it has ...

The lead isotopes from the sculpture linked it back to these same copper mines in the 8th century CE. The research team noted that the “Lion of Venice” statue appears to have been shipped or ...

According to the study, revealing the hybrid to be a Chinese protector, the creature's moustache, teeth, ears and horns were probably cut or sanded off to resemble a lion, a more recognizable symbol ...