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Title

Medallion with Lion and Crown

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

2010/1.177

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 8.14162

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

coins

coins by origin

descriptors

exchange media

later western world coins

later western world coins by denomination name

mammals

medals

metalwork

money

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objects we use

shilling coins

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Title

Everything You Wish in the Nine Heavens: Gods of Wealth Increase Good Fortune

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Two male figures wearing official robes and hats, sit side by side on thrones. The one on the right holds a shoe-shaped ingot and a scepter. The god on the left holds only a shoe-shaped ingot. In front of them is basin filled with coins and rarities such as jewels, branches of coral and shining ingots. On the right, a smaller male figure holds a horse on a tray while his counter part on the left holds a brush and a scroll. At the top is a sinuous dragon whose spine is composed of coins and above him is a horse bearing a stack of shoe-shaped ingots.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.05450

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

exchange media

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

legendary creatures

mammals

money

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

symbols of office