The statue weighs approximately 3,000 kilograms and that book under its front paws was a later addition. The inscription on the book reads: “Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus”, which translates ...

Despite this, the lion pre-dates Marco Polo's famed travels. The winged lion became the official symbol of Venice between 1261 and 1264 and although it is unknown precisely when the statue was ...

Police are searching for the owners of what they believe are stolen Chinese guardian lion statues. The pair of distinctive sculptures were found after Avon and Somerset Police received a report of ...

They have already been returned to the rightful owners. "Officers also found a pair of what we think are Chinese guardian lion statues, pictured, which we also suspect may have been stolen.

Someone with sticky fingers and a love of lions may be roaming these parts. In the last week, police have responded to two separate complaints of stolen statues of animals that resemble lions. &#82… ...

The two statues were found in Bitton"Officers also found a pair of what we think are Chinese guardian lion statues, pictured, which we also suspect may have been stolen. Anyone with information ...