This ornament depicts a winged lion-monster. In place of the lion's ears they have those of a bull. Horns curl back over spiky manes and the lion's neck is covered with a feather pattern. Sharply stylized wings extend over two of the five bosses and serve as decorative balace for the design. Heavy rings attached to the back suggest that the ornament was worn on a leather belt. the similar treatment of the lion motif on different types of objects demonstrates decorative conventions of the period.
by DeScepter
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Very ba’al / satanic / reptilian
So this is basically big belt buckle? I wonder how it would look being worn. Its hard to get an idea of size. I sort imagine it going up the bellybutton.
Something is so funny about early artistic interpretations of lions