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Object Number 67-9-60/113
Display Title Chinese idol or Joss
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Joss
Inventory Description Figurine, seated male figure, face perforated, mended, chipped
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 67-9-60/113; 113
Provenance
Donor Donated by Boston Athenaeum

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