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Object Number 991-12-60/14934A
Display Title Pair of Enameled Copper Alloy (?) Rings with Chain Pendants and Bells
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ring - zhi huan
Object Description Pair of rings, enameled copper alloy (?). Each ring has two chain pendants, with a small bell at the end of one chain. Chinese character stamp on inside. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Ring: 2.2 cm. (diameter) x 1.4 cm. (w); chain: 5.8 cm. (l).
Inventory Description Ring, enameled metal, floral design in relief, missig dangler and chain
Classification
  • Ring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm (9/16 x 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Chinese character stamp on inside of the rings; 991-12-60/14934A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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