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May 22nd, 2009 
Angie Carved Lion
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Wood Wooden Hand Carved Animal Napkin Ring – Lion $4.00 Excitement Awaits at Your Table! Transform your every meal into an African feast in the jungle! Dine in exotic luxury with these adorable hand-carved napkin rings. Makes a powerful impression on your dinner guests and shows your love of wildlife. Other animals available. Each napkin holder is approximately 3-4 inches tall and 3-5 inches wide. Made in Mali. Price is for 1 napkin ring. Get a matchin… |
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EXP Handmade Cherry Wood Coasters With Carved Lion Holder – Set of 6 (Thailand) Decorate your dinner table or bar with this handsome handmade wooden coaster set from Thailand, made up of six circular coasters and an intricately hand-carved lion coaster holder. Both beautiful and practical, this unique coaster set provides a fun accent to home decor and makes a great gift. The coaster holder and coasters are handcrafted from strong, durable cherry wood by talented artisans of … |
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Antique Replica Hand-carved Herald Lion Dining Chair $348.95 Hand-carved solidhardwood antique replica ; From the exquisitely carved heraldic lion heads flanking the hand-carved, scrolled top, to the carved Medieval medallion back, this dining chair is sure to garner admiration in any room. The cross-frame construction, graced with handsome foliate carvings, is upholstered in a faux-tacked brown and antique gold latticed fabric, lending deep comfort with a … |
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Hand Carved Red Oak Wood Lion Head Corbel, 12-1/2H X 6-1/2W x 6-1/4D, Onlay Applique $139.99 Red Oak, Hand-carved by skilled craftsman. The Product is designed to achieve the highest degree of quality and details, tripple sanded in each product. ***For more Options, Please go to Other Products by Zakros Designs in this page, or go to our website ZakrosDesign da Com or Call 626-856-9282 for any questions.***… |
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12-1/2H X 6-1/2W x 6-1/4D, Hand Carved Hand Wood Lion Head Corbel. (Zakros Designs) $109.99 Linden wood, Hand-carved by skilled craftsman. The Product is designed to achieve the highest degree of quality and details, tripple sanded in each product. ***For more Options, Please go to Other Products by Zakros Designs in this page, or go to our website ZakrosDesign da Com or Call 626-856-9282 for any questions.***… |
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9-1/2H X 6W x 5-1/2D Hand Carved Hard Wood Lion Head Corbel Onlay. (Zakros Design) $99.99 Linden wood, Hand-carved by skilled craftsman. The Product is designed to achieve the highest degree of quality and details, tripple sanded in each product. ***For more Options, Please go to Other Products by Zakros Designs in this page, or go to our website ZakrosDesign da Com or Call 626-856-9282 for any questions.***… |
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Hand Carved Onyx Lion Cufflinks $650.00 Konstantino Treasures Availability As an authorized dealer of Konstantino, we are able to source any item that they have in-stock, regardless of whether you see it on our website. Our website reflects only the items we physically possess in our warehouse. If you are interested in a Konstantino item that is not on our site, please contact us at sales@cufflinks.com…. |
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Five Piece Hand Carved Soapstone Miniature Animal Figurines Keychain 1.5h $9.99 Set of Five includes a lion, dolphin, elephant, turtle and frog… |
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EXP Handmade & Painted Acacia Wood ‘Lion’ Children’s Chair $16.99 Let your little adventurer take a walk on the wild side with this exquisitely hand-carved and painted children’s lion chair created by talented Thai artisans. The artisans employ traditional, time-tested carving and assembly techniques to produce this attractive and practical piece. The comfortably reclining backrest of this charming chair is carved with a smiling lion’s face and accented with lea… |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Evangelist Mark and his symbol the lion, Batalha, UNESCO World Heritage Site, from Robert Harding $24.99 Photo Puzzle, Evangelist Mark and his symbol the lion, Batalha, UNESCO World Heritage Site,. Evangelist Mark and his symbol the lion, Batalha, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe. Chosen by Robert Harding. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 pap… |
why do so many lion statues have their tongues sticking out?
Aparently Marschalko János, the sculptor of the lions on the Chain Bridge in Budapest, forgot to carve out the lions’ tongues and was so shamed he killed himself. But why do so many statues of lions show their tongues sticking out? Is there some symbolism here?
This is a big question.
I have tried to give you some studies and the thoughts on the historical symbolism,religious beliefs, along with some of the Places of Origin.
The reason initially may have something to do with the following facts;
Gargoyle: (word origin: Old French [15th century] gargouille, or ‘throat’)
One of the earliest recorded gargoyles is a Classical Greek lion mask on the Acropolis in Athens dating from the 4th century BC.
Gutters in Greek architecture were added to the ends of a building’s roof using pottery tiles with their edges turn upward. Sometimes those tiles were added to the sides of the buildings. In this case,
carved marble lion heads with open mouths aligned the gutters. The rainwater ran down the gutter and came out of the lion’s mouth. Lions were used because they symbolized the strength of Greece. They should protect the building and its inhabitants from enemies and ward off evil spirits.
You will find that an inordinate number of gargoyles have their mouths wide open and their tongues protruding. Why?
The mouth pulled open is a frequent symbol of devouring giants. In order to convey size in a small sculpture, much smaller figures are placed next to the “giant”. The act of pulling the mouth open is a threatening gesture which serves to remind us that we are vulnerable to forces larger than ourselves.
To understand medieval sculpture you must imagine the medieval person’s powerful belief in God. The cathedral was the manifestation of their faith. Every person in the community contributed something. Those with no gold to give could harnass themselves to the large carts which dragged stones from the quarry to the building site. The cathedral was to be the most beautiful structure on earth, and no task was considered too arduous for the glory of God.
The cathedral was also to be a “sermon in stone” which could be “read” by an illiterate population. Some gargoyles clearly fill this instructional purpose by illustrating Bible stories, from Eve’s first reach for the apple to frightening images of eternal damnation.
But not all gargoyles were for religious instruction. Some were simply grotesque. One reason for this is the belief that frightening figures could scare away evil spirits, and they were put on the outsides of buildings to do just that.
Read more on this next site; http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/oxford/gargoyles.html
A Wanderer in Venice; Venetian sculpture symbolism plays an important part, and one is … lions on each side of the altar—two more for that census of Venetian……….
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16705
Universals in Apotropaic Symbolism: A Behavioral and Comparative Approach to Some Medieval Sculptures
Artistic works usually are considered in light of the integrated aspects of their parts and within their cultural context. Figures of apotropaic function and value seem to contradict this holistic paradigm, since single traits are found to reappear under different cultural and historical conditions with exceptional conformity and ‘archaic’ perseverance. Comparative and cross-cultural studies have yielded some evidence for the interpretation of similar expressions–such as ‘making faces’, showing the tongue, presenting the buttocks or genitals, etc.–as ritualized forms of a common pattern in human communication.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0024-094X(1989)22%3A1%3C65%3AUIASAB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V
At the left of the entrance arch on Bread Street is this lion with his tongue sticking out. And on the shield is the face of a warrior. All excellent imperial stuff. on next site;
http://www.ludgatecircus.com/1_new_change.htm
http://www.answers.com/Symbolism+for+lions+sticking+out+their+tongues+in+Sculptures%3F?ws_only=true&start=10
Cultural depictions of lions in History:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_lions
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Symbolism+for+lions+in+Sculptures%3F&fulltext=Search
Positions of Beasts as Exemplified by Lions, below:
http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/charges/lions.html
Lion of Judah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_Judah
http://www.jhom.com/topics/lions/art.htm
Symbolism on next link;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Symbolism
Mythography on next link;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythography
Interesting connection to Astrology, albiet a rligious point of view on site below:
http://www.prepare-ye-the-way.com/zodiac1.htm
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