Limited Edition Lion Of Venice Winged Bronze Mythical Sculpture Marble Figure
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SKU: 88094
Condition: This sculpture is in perfect condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 18" x Width 19" Marble Dimensions: 14" X 9.5" Height without base: 17" Weight : 45 LBS Inventory : 27-8809418572 SALE*
Original or Reproduction: Original
The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which came to symbolize the city — as well as one of its patron saints, St Mark — after its arrival there in the 12th century. The sculpture surmounts one of two large granite columns in the Square, thought to have been erected about 1268,[1] bearing ancient symbols of the two patron saints of Venice. The Lion sculpture has had a very long and obscure history, probably starting its existence as a winged lion-griffin statue on a monument to the god Sandon at Tarsus in Cilicia (Southern Turkey) about 300 BC.[2] The figure, which stands on the eastern column, at some point came to represent the “Lion of Saint Mark”, traditional symbol of Saint Mark the evangelist. The figure standing on the western column is St. Theodore of Amasea, patron of the city before St Mark, who holds a spear and stands on a crocodile (to represent the dragon which he was said to have slain). It is also made up of parts of antique statues and is a copy, the original being kept in the Doge`s Palace. This is numbered limited edition item and signed by artist Thomas.Original or Reproduction: Original
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