Sculpture in patinated bronze representing a reclining lion. Rectangular base of yellow marble (restorations and small chips). First half of the 19th century. Height : 20cm 20cm - Width : 35 cm - Depth : 12 cm On the model of the Fountain of the lions of Nubia, formerly placed on the place du Château d'Eau (now place de la République). The fountain was transferred in 1867 to the site of the new livestock market of La Villette near the Porte de Pantin and was used as a watering place for cattle. It was registered in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in 1979.