See also: Printer’s ball and Printer’s ball in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
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Lion Sejant Maintaining a Ball §
A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.
Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.
Chinese lions (sometimes called lion-dogs) have a distinctive artistic style and are often shown with one forepaw resting on a sphere.
Artist: Waḫrii ̯ a of St Christina the Astonishing. Adapted from an 8th-century stone statue.
