TC106.0416P - Winged Lion of Venice Brooch in Pewter
Solid pewter pin with pin on back (See images) to clasp it to your garment, clothing or project.
Price is per pin/brooch
Size/Dimensions: 1 1/4 (32 mm) High x 2 1/4 (57 mm) Wide
Materials: This item is made of fine quality jewelry quality pewter and is hand cast in the US in Boise, Ohio, USA.

Winged Lion of Venice Brooch in fine quality pewter. Hand crafted.
In the Ninth Century, according to legend, two or three ambitious men from Venice stole the remains of St. Mark the Apostle from his tomb in Alexandria, Egypt. After crossing the Mediterranean, the men reached Venice and handed their cargo over to the Doge. The local religious and civic authorities quickly elected St. Mark as Venice's patron saint, and the apostle's traditional symbol--a winged lion--became the logo of the Venetian Republic.