Ormolu lion head and Rod of Asclepius shield

Made:: 1850-1890 in France

maker:: Unknown

Ormolu lion-head and caduceus-shield, attached by triple chain
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Ormolu lion head, attached by a triple chain to a shield with embossed rod of Asclepius (Greek: Asklepios; Latin: Aesculapius) shown as a snake entwined around a staff, flanked by foliate design, French, 1850-1890

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A86009

Materials:: ormolu

Measurements:: shield: length 66 mm
shield: width 53 mm
lion head: length 57 mm
lion head: width 48 mm
chain: length 180 mm

type:: military badges

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Ormolu lion head and Rod of Asclepius shield

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