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title: Greek Lion at the Arsenale
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20881/greek-lion-at-the-arsenale/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-22
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# Greek Lion at the Arsenale

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Greek Lion at the Arsenale](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20881.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20881.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The Marble Lion of [Piraeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piraeus/)*, book illustration by an unknown artist, included in *Antiquités de l'Orient* by Carl Christian Rafn, p. 54, Copenhagen, 1856.

This lion is one of several that were brought to Venice from [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) and set outside the [Arsenale](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2776/arsenale/) gates in 1692. On the upper right shoulder of the lion is a runic carving in the shape of a dragon (faint today), thought to be a 10th-century reference to the [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) of an area in Greece. Recent research by Marangon and Fei identifies it as the work of Hakon the warrior (I Graffiti di Venezia L'Arsenale, pp. 59-60)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2025, August 22). Greek Lion at the Arsenale. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20881/greek-lion-at-the-arsenale/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Lion at the Arsenale." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20881/greek-lion-at-the-arsenale/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Lion at the Arsenale." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20881/greek-lion-at-the-arsenale/>.

## License & Copyright

This content comes from a public domain book whose copyright has expired. [Original image](https://archive.org/details/AntiquitesdelOri000321321v0RafnReyk/page/n53/mode/1up) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://archive.org/details/AntiquitesdelOri000321321v0RafnReyk/page/n53/mode/1up). Submitted by [Franco R. Batista Garcia](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/francobatista022/ "User Page: Franco R. Batista Garcia"), published on 22 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.