Ornament

Amulet

Coin

15885

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 15885
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Qianlong | Jiaqing | Daoguang
Date Made 18th - 19th Century CE
Section Asian
Materials Chinese Coin | Metal | String
Iconography Coin
Description

A large ornament or amulet made out of Chinese coins in the shape of an oversized Chinese coin. The amulet is made up of coins from three dynasties of Chinese history, the Qianlong, the Jiaqing, and the Daoguang. The coins are strung on a metal circular frame with red string.

Credit Line Deposited by Thomas Hockley, 1892

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