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Object Number
991-12-60/14876
Display Title
Round Pendant with One Chinese Character
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
fortune - fu; chinese name - ( ? shi)
Object Description
Round pendant with a Chinese character: <transliterate> (fortune). <transliterate> (Chinese name). 1.3 cm. (diameter) x 2 cm. (l) - with pendant ring.
Inventory Description
Pendant, metal, circular, openwork center of good fortune character
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm (11/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
One Chinese character on front of pendant; 991-12-60/14876
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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