One of the most representative symbols of the city of Athens is known as the “Lion of Piraeus”. It is an imposing marble sculpture in the shape of a lion, standing over three meters tall, which for ...

Still, a quarter of the museum’s collection was lost – including a 3,000-year-old lion sculpture. It once valiantly stood at the entrance of the Temple of Ishtar, according to Google Arts and Culture, ...

The Lion of Venice has looked down over the city's Piazza for more than 700 years. An icon of political power, the bronze sculpture is even depicted on the Republic's flag. But rather than being ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. Image on file. unsigned The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American ...

A tiny limestone figure of a lion from ancient Mesopotamia has sold at auction for $57m (£28m), almost double the previous record price for a sculpture. The 8.3cm (3.25in) tall Guennol Lioness is ...