Edward C Potter (1857-1923) was an American sculptor whose best work is the pair of marble lions known
as the Fortitude Lions in front of the New York Public Library (below).
One of his works is the life size marble statue of Zoroaster (on the right). This statue is now on the cornice of New York Appellate Court Building in Madison Square Park. Zoroaster’s statue was put there some time in 1950's to represent the Persian Law.