Iconic winged lion statue in Venice may actually be from China’s Tang dynasty, study finds

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The iconic lion of Venice statue has long had murky origins, but a new study finds that the copper used to craft it came from China. A bronze statue of a winged lion that has long graced the center of Piazza San Marco in Venice is from a faraway land, according to a new study. It was made in China as a tomb guardian over 1,000 years ago and may have been imported to Italy by Marco Polo 's father via the Silk Road in the 13th century, the researchers found. "Venice is a city full of mysteries, but one...