Ornament

Amulet

Coin

92-1-343

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 92-1-343
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Qianlong | Jiaqing
Date Made 18th - 19th Century CE
Section Asian
Materials Chinese Coin | Metal | String
Description

An ornament or amulet made of Chinese coins from the Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties. The main design is that of a lantern which has a metal wire attachment wrapped in string. Most of the string is undyed except for some blue string on the rim of the lantern. Hanging from the lantern are more coins strung together. This likely belonged to a larger amulet made of coins, possibly 29-164-9.

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1992

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