Comment Comment by stelliosk The lion may be Chinese but the four horses in St Mark's Basilica are Greek looted from Constantinople during the fourth crusade (1204).Perhaps the lion was also looted and brought to Constantinople originally which would fit with pre Marco Polo's travels.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_of_Saint_Mark parent stelliosk 2 years ago
Perhaps the lion was also looted and brought to Constantinople originally which would fit with pre Marco Polo's travels.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_of_Saint_Mark