The statue is based on a 3rd-century BCE sandstone sculpture known as “Lion Capital of Ashoka”, which was erected on a pillar by the Emperor Ashoka at Sarnath, in present-day Uttar Pradesh.

on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) A fishing boat floats near the Sausalito sea lion statue near Bridgeway in Sausalito on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (IJ photo/Alan Dep ...