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Object Number 991-12-60/14873
Display Title Unornamented Brass Ring with Inscription Inside
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ring-jiezhi
Object Description Brass ring. Unornamented. On inside, stamped Chinese characters. <transliterate> (Chinese name). 2 cm. (w?) x 1.3 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Ring, gold colored metal, wide band, plain, adjustable, characters interior
Classification
  • Ring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 1.3 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (1/2 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object On the inside, Chinese characters are stamped; 991-12-60/14873
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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