Chinese Cultural Revolution Medallion

A big profile fills a round field and a modest building sits underneath.

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 large raised head in profile faces left in front of a disc, with a high-collared jacket cut off at the chest. A small multi-story building sits on a flared base with faint dates. The surface shows brown tarnish. It is 1.5 inches wide and 2 high.

Great head, tidy house, and a base that flares politely.