The evidence for this is an ivory sculpture, 31cm (12.2in) tall, depicting a hybrid creature, with a human body and a lion’s head, carved from the tusk of a mammoth 40,000 years ago.

The evidence for this is an ivory sculpture, 31cm (12.2in) tall, depicting a hybrid creature, with a human body and a lion’s head, carved from the tusk of a mammoth 40,000 years ago.

This thirteenth-century lion skull, on display in the Museum's Treasures Cadogan Gallery, was dug up from the Tower of London moat. Skip to content. Search Membership Donate. ... Listen to the story ...

Lion sculptures can be found in front of temples across China. As a mythical creature, the lion is an auspicious symbol of valour, energy and wisdom. It also symbolises strength, goodness and the ...

Earlier this year, I came across a striking image of a lion undergoing a Computerized Axial Tomography scan (or CAT scan, also known as a CT scan). I tweeted out the image, and it got over 2,000 ...

KOTA KINABALU: The traditio­nal lion dance has become a symbol of unity and cultural pride nationwide, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Many members of the public have come to associate the ornate crowned lion on the Finnish coats of arms with the present-day anti-immigrant extreme right movement. Academic Liisa Väisänen and Jani ...