Taxidermy of a lion with vanitas.
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This impressive “King of the jungle” was born in a zoo in Italy near Venice in 2002. At the age of 6 he moved to the south and lived in a zoo near Rome, with 3 lionesses, where he had several cubs. When he passed away in 2020, he was 18, we decided to choose a definitive posture. The noble attitude of this Lion is also reflected in his lofty gaze. He is the guardian of a glass globe that can welcome your treasures (your manuscripts? your soccer ball ? pictures 12 and 13)… or your vanitas! The most impressive are probably its huge paws: normally you can never approach this distance of such an animal...