研究人员认为威尼斯狮子雕像原产于中国, 追查其铜到长江流域。 Researchers suggest the Lion of Venice statue originated in China, tracing its copper to the Yangtze River basin.

研究人员发现威尼斯的象形双翼狮子雕像, 被称为威尼斯狮子, 可能起源于中国。 Researchers have found that the iconic winged lion statue in Venice, known as the Lion of Venice, may have originated in China. 对1990年恢复过程中铅同位素的分析表明,雕塑的铜矿石是在中国长江流域开采的。 Analysis of lead isotopes from a 1990 restoration shows the sculpture's copper ore was mined in China's Yangtze River basin. Marco Polo的父亲和叔父Niccolo和Maffeo Polo本可以把它带到威尼斯去的,他们访问了蒙古皇帝Kublai Khan的法庭。 Researchers theorize it could have been brought to Venice by Marco Polo's father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, who visited the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. 该雕像后来被拿破仑搬到巴黎,但于1815年返回威尼斯。 The statue was later moved to Paris by Napoleon but returned to Venice in 1815.