Any clue as to what this depicts

Was told before it was the Lion Of Judah. I don’t get it can someone explain what it’s suppose to represent. No marks looks like the Templars cross was added at later date.

 

The animals I think I can identify relate more to Egypt.

 

Reminds me of African Coptic Christian works.

 

How big is it? Is it a pendant? Who said it has something to do with the "Lion of Judah"? (Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was referred to as the Lion of Judah, so there might be a Coptic connection, as johnny suggested.)

 

I honestly think it might have been here that I heard I'm not sure I have had it for some time now and have never seen anything like it. Also maybe beech nut holder because of the hole in it. Posting those pics now. Give me a couple minutes to take pics will post one with ruler in it as well.

 

Oh and it's like 2 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 tall when closed.

 

The person also posted that it was the ark of covenant

 

Here is your original post. Not hard to find using the search feature in upper right of page.
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/this-is-a-new-find-awesome.56355/#post-3091007

It is helpful to know it is a box , which was not apparent in your first photos in this post, or your description.

The shape of the box seems to have been a common shape for various small substances, such as snuff, medicine, and betel nut (based on other examples found on the internet). But I don't have any good ideas about the symbolism of the decoration.

 

Betel nut that was it not beech nut I kept finding gum

 

The animals on this mostly look dead lot of animals were sacrificed to the ark and don't think had tigers almost look like the tasmanian tigers. I'm sure it means something.