Check out Manchester United's Trophy Room -- their images are guarded by the Scotland Yard and a few grim fellows in big red hats and a few copyrights to boot! ---> can't upload the images.
Wikipedia provided the following:
Trophy types
A trophy is simply an object (compared to a flat plaque or ribbon) designed to be used as an award, usually mounted or manufactured for display. It can take the shape of loving cups, bowls, or mugs (all usually engraved); statues of people, animals, architecture, or anything else; displays of words or numbers; or anything else left to the imagination of the trophy designer. They are most commonly based on a platform of sturdy cardboard resembling wood, except for the most expensive of trophies. For example, the Academy Awards Oscar is a trophy with a stylized human; the Hugo Award for science fiction is a space ship trophy; and the Wimbledon award is a large loving cup.
A loving-cup trophy is a common variety of trophy; it is a cup shape, usually on a pedestal, with two or more handles, and is often made from silver or silver plate.
Human trophies were sometimes used in ancient warfare. After battles, some armies practiced penis removal of defeated warriors to wear these as trophies or in order to count the dead. Usually though only the foreskins were taken.
Hunting trophies are reminders of successes from hunting animals, such as an animal's head mounted to be hung on a wall.
From that I learned about human trophies (OHMYGOSH) and that I want to make C a LOVING CUP. He will probably receive this long after his birthday. Research is very fun. Also, as per my professor's (Viola Frey) instruction, I am planning on making 3 of the object. Develop the idea.
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