Thomas of Britain in the 12th century attributed these arms (Loomis 1938, 47) in what is believed to be heraldic flattery of his patron, either Richard I or Henry II, whose coats of arms contained some form of lion (Loomis 1922, 26).
The revelry and celebration is taken to the streets in the form of lion dancing, dragon dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs which last for 5-to-7 days.
Achaemenidian jewelry made in Persia from the 6th to the 4th century bc contains examples of torques, the terminals of which are made in the form of lions, ibex, rams' heads, or purely fantastic animals.
They are also showing a bronze aquamanile, or ceremonial ewer, in the form of a lion.
In 2002, however, the Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired two of the Habsburgs' wine coolers, in the form of draped lion skins.
This was a key with a bronze head in the form of a lion's forebody ascribed to Gaul in Roman times.
By contrast, Gucci's clothes are generally simplistic in shape (track tops, single-breasted blazers, bowed blouses, a predilection for a 1970s flare) with a focus on shimmering surfaces and overloaded detailing: sequins, custom-woven jacquards, buttons in the form of jeweled lion's heads or gumdrop pearls, sleeves dipped in mink.
These poems form a shape on the page that has something to do with the subject of the poem; for example, a poem about nighttime might take the shape of a crescent moon, or a poem about bravery might take the form of a lion.
"What kind of lion are you?
Many have additional gilded-metal ornamentation in the form of dragons, lions, bears and elephants.
On the second loop, in the vitrines of Etruscan, Euboean, Boeotian and Corinthian pots, nature often returns, but in the form of stylized lions and oxen.
