7.5 Inch Lion of Saint Mark Winged Religious Evangelist Statue Figurine

great quality for the price. I was hesitant that it was resin, but it is very heavy and has real bronze coating on the outside so it looks like real bronze. Even if you pick it up, you're not sure that its not real bronze. If this was real bronze it would be 3-4x the price. They have done such a good job using bronze coating and making it look like real solid bronze that there is no point in spending the extra money for solid bronze.

I could not afford the real bronze statues in Venice, plus they would have added some unneeded weight to my all ready heavy luggage. This plaster replica does what I want it to do -- makes me happy. It looks like metal, tho a bit shiny for bronze. The face is a bit too lion-looking -- the real Lion of St Mark is supposed to have a more humanoid face, but no one except a true "Venitophile" like me would notice.