Chinese Cultural Revolution Medallion

Beaded loops circle a profile, as if the medal were wearing its own necklace.

This cultural revolution medallion is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. During the Cultural Revolution, the article says, Mao's portrait or statue stood in virtually every home, and people bowed before it and recited quotations from the small Little Red Book. A round medallion with a loop at the top. A raised head in profile sits within a ray-lined disc ringed by a band of small embossed loops and beads. A leafy cluster sits below, and the surface is warmly tarnished. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

Loops, rays, and leaves, with the head undisturbed.