As It is #WorldLionDay (thanks @art_history_animalia!) I found an unusual piece for you - in fact, what do you even call this? It's 35mm high; it's not a #coin or #token, but not quite a #medallion either?

It features Aslan the #lion, the rightful king of Narnia, from "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". The other side shows the view into the wardrobe & Narnia.

It's from Stephen Collings on Kickstarter who makes challenge coins on movie themes (here's his latest: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coinsforjoy/challenge-coins-for-multiple-media-run-10?ref=discovery&term=challenge%20coins%20for%20multiple%20media )

@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
It's #WorldLionDay! Know someone whose hair is better than Fintan? 🦁

Regretfully, lions are now classified as a vulnerable species.

Consider a committment to protecting African Lions today by adopting a lion through the @TZWConservancy 🦁
tzwcadopt.ca/products/adopt… pic.twitter.com/3Us4FoCFFN
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https://twitter.com/TheTorontoZoo/status/1689721309213646850

#zoo #animals #TheTorontoZoo

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
The Striding #Lion
Daphne, Antioch, 5th c.
Stone & lime mortar #mosaic
Baltimore Museum of Art
“The Striding Lion is a curious title for this mosaic because the lion appears to be lunging forward on his hind legs rather than striding on all 4 legs. The title makes sense, however, when we discover that the panel is but a fragment of a much larger composition. In its original state, the lion would‘ve occupied the center of a floor & would‘ve been oriented horizontally.”

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962)
Lev [Lion], 1911
1. ink (study), private collection (auctioned in 2010) https://www.icollector.com/Natalia-Goncharova-Russian-Art...
2. oil on canvas (finished piece), State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow https://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/collection/lev/

I want to wish a happy #WorldLionDay to my Panthera leo brothers and sisters, the best of all the cats 🦁

#fursuit #primalsuits #lionessfursuit

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
#Fraktur folk art: #Lion Rampant
Unidentified artist, American, 19th c.
Transparent & opaque watercolor, pen & brown ink on paper.
Sheet: 39.7 x 31.6cm (15 5/8 x 12 7/16 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 56.752: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/173605/lion-rampant

For #WorldLionDay:
"Which medieval embroidered lion are you today?"
Tag yourself I'm #8 🦁
Via Ashmolean Museum: https://www.facebook.com/ashmoleanmuseum/photos/a.171131553441/10159411631673442/

Frohen #worldlionday noch alle zusammen, denkt immer daran Löwen sind auch Lebewesen und keine Trophäen also schießt nur mit der Kamera nicht mit dem Gewehr ! #bantrophyhunting 💚🦁

It's #WorldLionDay

"This prehistoric masterpiece painted over 30,000 years ago in Chauvet Cave shows that lions have captured our imaginations for millennia.

Understanding their past is key to helping protect them today and in the future."

The Leakey Foundation

#WorldLionDay

Illustration from "From Keeper To Captain", written by Alfred W. Drayson, 1885.

Initials "E. E." in lower left corner may be artist or engraver, but that wasn't enough to identify.

Had other lion pics on file, but they depicted lions being hunted or killed. Decided a lion hunting a man and horse would be better for celebrating World Lion Day.

#art #illustration #lion #cats #wildlife

The Journal of Zoology is celebrating #WorldLionDay with a new 'Species in the Spotlight' virtual issue - explore #lion research published by The Zoological Society of London over the past 190 years! All the articles are free to read here: https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1469-7998.world-lion-day

@𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘇𝗼𝗼
Learn more about African lions on #WorldLionDay! marylandzoo.org/animal/african…
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https://twitter.com/marylandzoo/status/1689640515044786176

#zoo #animals #marylandzoo

@𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘇𝗼𝗼
🦁 Roaring in celebration on #WorldLionDay! 🌍
Lions like Hassan and Zuri stand as majestic symbols of strength, courage, and the wild beauty of our planet. We aim to conserve these incredible creatures and their habitats, ensuring a future where they continue to roam. 🐾 pic.twitter.com/nQ9hpFp9qo
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https://twitter.com/marylandzoo/status/1689640282944573440

#zoo #animals #marylandzoo

It's #WorldLionDay! Shout out to these awesome lions!

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)
#Lion Snapping at a Butterfly, 1889
oil on canvas
on display at Carnegie Museum of Art

It's #WorldLionDay so here is an actual, not AI generated lion. This oke was having a snooze near the road in the Kruger Park and not being very photogenic. Some chop in a bakkie behind us had no patience and honked his horn. Snap! Thanks boet!

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Head of a Lioness
Ur (Iraq) PG 800, c. 2450 BCE
Silver, Shell, Lapis Lazuli, Bitumen
Penn Museum display
#AncientArt
“Wild animals had great symbolic power. In Mesopotamia, the lioness was associated with the goddess Inana/Ishtar.“

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
#Lion build by #LEGO artist Sean Kenney, photographed at a 2019 exhibition at Liberty Science Center. #sciart

For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Sallet in the Shape of a #Lion's Head
Italian, about 1475-80
Steel, gilt copper, glass, polychromy
Met museum

“This helmet is the earliest surviving example of Renaissance armor all'antica (in the antique style)….It represents the head of the Nemean Lion, whose pelt was worn as a headdress & cloak by the mythological hero Hercules. He was frequenly portrayed in Renaissance art as a symbol of indomitable strength, courage, & perseverance.”

🦁 #WorldLionDay

Lion Man: The First Myth?
with Prof. John McNabb
https://shows.acast.com/the-ancients/episodes/lion-man-the-first-myth