Crocodile-shaped ingot/(JongKong )

1. Civilization inferences

1.1. Inference: They have very good craftsmanship

1.1.1. Evidence: There we no machines back then

1.1.1.1. Explanation: They had to handcraft all of this

2. Relevant facts

2.1. These items were used as a currency

2.2. Animal shaped ingots were first produced in Perak

2.3. This is the Malay civilisation

2.4. The Animal shapes were symbolic and meant for use as talismans

2.5. There were different animals

3. Inferences

3.1. This looks like it is handmade

3.1.1. A machine cant make those designs

3.1.1.1. It is handcrafted because there were no machines back then.

3.2. Symbol

3.2.1. This symbol would be berried in new mines to atract tin

3.2.1.1. So they hope that they would draw tin into he mine

4. I think that a talisman is something that draws good luck because in the plak it talks a lot about good luck. For example the Malay Civilisation hide one of these in the corner of a new mine to draw more tin into the mine.