The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of a winged lion which can be ... the sculpture originates from copper ore ...

But now a team of scientists in Italy have found evidence that the statue originated in China. Having come to symbolise the city of Venice, the winged lion also happens to be the traditional ...

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 ...

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 ...

HSBC’s famous lion sculptures, known as Stephen and Stitt ... who wiped he bodies of the two statues with a red cloth and burning incense sticks. Lung had advised HSBC on feng shui – the ...

Police are searching for the rightful owners of two stolen lion statues which have been recovered at a former plant nursery in South Gloucestershire. A number of suspected stolen items were found ...