Object Number | 29-221-320 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Vietnamese (uncertain) |
Provenience | Vietnam |
Date Made | pre 1889 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silver |
Technique | Embossed |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Annamite talisman with religious inscription. Oval ornament with scalloped edges. Embossed design of four Chinese characters representing the elements metal, wood, water, and fire: 金木水火 |
Length | 1.6 cm |
Width | 3.5 cm |
Depth | 0.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 320 - Sommerville Number | 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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