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St Mark's lion
Fragment of St Mark's lion, consisting of a paw holding a book inscribed: PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS.
History note: Morton's House, Corfe Castle, Dorset
Given by the National Art Collections Fund
Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by National Art Collections Fund
16th Century
Circa
1500
-
Circa
1600
Carving : Carved marble
Accession number: M.6-1931
Primary reference Number: 31405
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_6_1931
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Mark's lion" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31405 Accessed: 2024-11-19 16:31:28
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University of Cambridge}}
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