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flag Researchers suggest the Lion of Venice statue originated in China, tracing its copper to the Yangtze River basin.

flag Researchers have found that the iconic winged lion statue in Venice, known as the Lion of Venice, may have originated in China. flag Analysis of lead isotopes from a 1990 restoration shows the sculpture's copper ore was mined in China's Yangtze River basin. flag 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. flag The statue was later moved to Paris by Napoleon but returned to Venice in 1815.

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